| Manchester United | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Edwin van der Sar | | GK | David James |
| DR | Gary Neville | | DR | Noe Pamarot |
| DR | Patrice Evra | | DR | Andy O'Brien |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Dejan Stefanovic |
| DR | Nemanja Vidic | | MD | Matt Taylor |
| S1 | MD | Michael Carrick | | MD | Sean Davis |
| MD | Paul Scholes | | MD | Gary O'Neil |
| S2 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | | MD | Pedro Mendes |
| WR | Ryan Giggs | S3 | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| FD | Louis Saha | S1 | MD | Manuel Fernandes |
| S3 | FD | Wayne Rooney | S2 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Mikael Silvestre | S1 | FD | Andy Cole |
| S2 | DR | John O'Shea | S2 | FD | Lomana LuaLua |
| S3 | MD | Darren Fletcher | S3 | MD | Richard Hughes |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Harry Redknapp |