| Portsmouth | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Hermann Hreidarsson | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| S3 | DR | Noe Pamarot | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| S1 | DR | Martin Cranie | S2 | DR | Wes Brown |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| MD | Sulley Ali Muntari | | MD | Michael Carrick |
| MD | Sean Davis | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S2 | MD | Pedro Mendes | | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| FD | David Nugent | | AM | Nani |
| FD | John Utaka | S1 | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Djimi Traore | S1 | DR | John O'Shea |
| S2 | MD | Matt Taylor | S2 | AM | Chris Eagles |
| S3 | MD | Richard Hughes | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Harry Redknapp | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |