| Liverpool | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Gary Neville |
| DR | John Arne Riise | S1 | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Daniel Agger | | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Michael Carrick |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S3 | MD | Momo Sissoko | | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| S1 | AM | Mark Gonzalez | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S2 | FD | Craig Bellamy | S2 | FD | Henrik Larsson |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | S3 | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Fabio Aurelio | S1 | DR | Mikael Silvestre |
| S2 | AM | Jermaine Pennant | S2 | FD | Louis Saha |
| S3 | FD | Peter Crouch | S3 | DR | John O'Shea |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |