| Liverpool | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| S3 | DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Alvaro Arbeloa | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Wes Brown |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Owen Hargreaves |
| MD | Yossi Benayoun | S2 | MD | Anderson |
| MD | Javier Mascherano | | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| S1 | WR | Harry Kewell | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| FD | Fernando Torres | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| S2 | FD | Dirk Kuyt | S1 | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Ryan Babel | S1 | MD | Michael Carrick |
| S2 | FD | Peter Crouch | S2 | DR | John O'Shea |
| S3 | DR | Fabio Aurelio | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |