| Manchester United | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Edwin van der Sar | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Gary Neville | S1 | DR | Jlloyd Samuel |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | S2 | DR | Ulises De la Cruz |
| DR | Mikael Silvestre | | DR | Olof Mellberg |
| S1 | DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| S2 | MD | Ji-Sung Park | | DR | Liam Ridgewell |
| MD | Roy Keane | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| MD | Paul Scholes | | MD | Gavin McCann |
| MD | Darren Fletcher | | MD | Steven Davis |
| S3 | FD | Wayne Rooney | S3 | MD | Peter Whittingham |
| FD | Ruud van Nistelrooy | | FD | Juan Pablo Angel |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Gabriel Heinze | S1 | MD | Eric Djemba-Djemba |
| S2 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | S2 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| S3 | MD | Alan Smith | S3 | FD | Luke Moore |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | David O'Leary |