| Manchester United | Reading |
|---|
| GK | Edwin van der Sar | | GK | Marcus Hahnemann |
| DR | Gabriel Heinze | S1 | DR | Graeme Murty |
| DR | Wes Brown | | DR | Nicky Shorey |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Ivar Ingimarsson |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Ibrahima Sonko |
| DR | Mikael Silvestre | | MD | James Harper |
| MD | Michael Carrick | | MD | Steve Sidwell |
| S1 | MD | Ji-Sung Park | | MD | Brynjar Gunnarsson |
| S2 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | S2 | AM | Glen Little |
| FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | | FD | Leroy Lita |
| S3 | FD | Wayne Rooney | S3 | FD | Kevin Doyle |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Ryan Giggs | S1 | DR | Sam Sodje |
| S2 | MD | Darren Fletcher | S2 | WR | Ki-Hyeon Seol |
| S3 | AM | Kieran Richardson | S3 | AM | Stephen Hunt |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Steve Coppell |