| Manchester United | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Edwin van der Sar | | GK | Steve Harper |
| DR | Gary Neville | | DR | Stephen Carr |
| S1 | DR | Gabriel Heinze | | DR | Peter Ramage |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Steven Taylor |
| DR | Nemanja Vidic | | DR | Craig Moore |
| MD | Michael Carrick | | MD | Scott Parker |
| MD | Darren Fletcher | S1 | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Paul Scholes | S2 | MD | Nicky Butt |
| AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | S3 | MD | Emre Belozoglu |
| FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | | WR | Damien Duff |
| FD | Wayne Rooney | | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Patrice Evra | S1 | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| | | S2 | FD | Obafemi Martins |
| | | S3 | MD | Matty Pattison |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Glenn Roeder |