| Sunderland | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Kelvin Davis | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Justin Hoyte | | DR | Phil Bardsley |
| DR | Gary Breen | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Steven Caldwell | | DR | Mikael Silvestre |
| DR | Nyron Nosworthy | S2 | DR | John O'Shea |
| MD | Dean Whitehead | | MD | Ji-Sung Park |
| MD | Tommy Miller | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S1 | AM | Liam Lawrence | | MD | Alan Smith |
| S3 | AM | Andy Welsh | S3 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| S2 | FD | Andy Gray | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| FD | Stephen Elliott | S1 | FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Jon Stead | S1 | FD | Giuseppe Rossi |
| S2 | MD | Anthony Le Tallec | S2 | DR | Gerard Pique |
| S3 | MD | Carl Robinson | S3 | MD | Liam Miller |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mick McCarthy | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |