| Everton | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Iain Turner | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Tony Hibbert | S1 | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Phil Neville | | DR | Gabriel Heinze |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Joseph Yobo | | DR | Wes Brown |
| DR | Alan Stubbs | | MD | Michael Carrick |
| S3 | MD | Lee Carsley | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S2 | MD | Leon Osman | S2 | MD | Alan Smith |
| MD | Manuel Fernandes | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| MD | Mikel Arteta | S3 | FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer |
| S1 | FD | James Vaughan | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | James Beattie | S1 | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| S2 | AM | James McFadden | S2 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| S3 | AM | Andy van der Meyde | S3 | AM | Chris Eagles |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | David Moyes | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |