| Manchester United | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Edwin van der Sar | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Gary Neville | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Patrice Evra | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Wes Brown | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| S1 | DR | John O'Shea | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Darren Fletcher | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| AM | Kieran Richardson | S3 | MD | Momo Sissoko |
| WR | Ryan Giggs | | AM | Harry Kewell |
| FD | Wayne Rooney | S2 | FD | Djibril Cisse |
| FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy | S1 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Louis Saha | S1 | FD | Fernando Morientes |
| | | S2 | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle |
| | | S3 | DR | Jan Kromkamp |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Rafael Benitez |