| Manchester United | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Edwin van der Sar | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Gary Neville | | DR | Robbie Elliott |
| S1 | DR | Mikael Silvestre | | DR | Peter Ramage |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Celestine Babayaro |
| DR | Wes Brown | | DR | Jean-Alain Boumsong |
| DR | John O'Shea | | MD | Emre Belozoglu |
| MD | Ji-Sung Park | | MD | Scott Parker |
| S2 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | S2 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| WR | Ryan Giggs | S3 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| FD | Wayne Rooney | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| FD | Louis Saha | S1 | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Patrice Evra | S1 | MD | Lee Bowyer |
| S2 | FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy | S2 | MD | Kieron Dyer |
| | | S3 | FD | Albert Luque |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Glenn Roeder |