| Middlesbrough | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Emanuel Pogatetz | S3 | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Andrew Taylor | | DR | Wes Brown |
| DR | David Wheater | S2 | DR | John O'Shea |
| MD | Julio Arca | | MD | Michael Carrick |
| MD | Gary O'Neil | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| MD | George Boateng | | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S1 | FD | Afonso Alves | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| S2 | FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | S1 | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Tuncay Sanli | S1 | MD | Ji-Sung Park |
| S2 | AM | Adam Johnson | S2 | MD | Owen Hargreaves |
| | | S3 | DR | Gerard Pique |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |