| Portsmouth | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Lauren | | DR | Gabriel Heinze |
| DR | Djimi Traore | | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Linvoy Primus | | DR | Wes Brown |
| DR | Dejan Stefanovic | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| MD | Sean Davis | S3 | MD | Michael Carrick |
| MD | Gary O'Neil | S2 | MD | Darren Fletcher |
| MD | Richard Hughes | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| MD | Matt Taylor | | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| S1 | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | S1 | AM | Kieran Richardson |
| S2 | FD | Nwankwo Kanu | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Lomana LuaLua | S1 | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S2 | MD | Niko Kranjcar | S2 | FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer |
| | | S3 | MD | Alan Smith |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Harry Redknapp | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |