| Aston Villa | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Scott Carson | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Wilfred Bouma | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Olof Mellberg | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Martin Laursen | | DR | Wes Brown |
| S3 | DR | Zat Knight | | DR | Gerard Pique |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Anderson |
| MD | Nigel Reo-Coker | S3 | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S1 | MD | Craig Gardner | | AM | Nani |
| AM | Ashley Young | S2 | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S2 | FD | Luke Moore | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | S1 | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Isaiah Osbourne | S1 | MD | Darren Fletcher |
| S2 | MD | Shaun Maloney | S2 | DR | John O'Shea |
| S3 | GK | Stuart Taylor | S3 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |