| Manchester United | Watford |
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| GK | Tomasz Kuszczak | | GK | Richard Lee |
| DR | Gary Neville | | DR | Jordan Stewart |
| DR | Gabriel Heinze | | DR | Lloyd Doyley |
| DR | John O'Shea | S1 | DR | Chris Powell |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Adrian Mariappa |
| S2 | DR | Nemanja Vidic | | DR | Jay DeMerit |
| S3 | MD | Michael Carrick | | MD | Damien Francis |
| AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | | MD | Al Bangura |
| AM | Kieran Richardson | | WR | Hameur Bouazza |
| S1 | FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | S2 | FD | Tommy Smith |
| FD | Wayne Rooney | S3 | FD | Darius Henderson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | FD | Henrik Larsson | S1 | FD | Will Hoskins |
| S2 | DR | Mikael Silvestre | S2 | MD | Lee Williamson |
| S3 | DR | Wes Brown | S3 | FD | Steve Kabba |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Aidy Boothroyd |