| Manchester United | Birmingham City |
|---|
| GK | Edwin van der Sar | | GK | Maik Taylor |
| DR | Gary Neville | | DR | Kenny Cunningham |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | S1 | DR | Mario Melchiot |
| DR | Mikael Silvestre | | DR | Martin Latka |
| DR | Nemanja Vidic | | MD | Jiri Jarosik |
| DR | John O'Shea | | MD | Damien Johnson |
| S1 | AM | Kieran Richardson | | MD | Stephen Clemence |
| AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| S3 | WR | Ryan Giggs | S2 | AM | Stan Lazaridis |
| FD | Wayne Rooney | S3 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| S2 | FD | Louis Saha | | FD | DJ Campbell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Ji-Sung Park | S1 | DR | Olivier Tebily |
| S2 | FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy | S2 | DR | Alex Bruce |
| S3 | MD | Darren Fletcher | S3 | MD | Neil Kilkenny |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Steve Bruce |