| Manchester United | Portsmouth |
|---|
| GK | Edwin van der Sar | | GK | David James |
| DR | Patrice Evra | S1 | DR | Lauren |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Wes Brown | | DR | Noe Pamarot |
| DR | Nemanja Vidic | S2 | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| MD | Ji-Sung Park | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| MD | Michael Carrick | | MD | Lassana Diarra |
| S1 | MD | Paul Scholes | | MD | Niko Kranjcar |
| S2 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | | MD | Sean Davis |
| AM | Nani | S3 | FD | Milan Baros |
| S3 | FD | Wayne Rooney | | FD | Benjani Mwaruwari |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Anderson | S1 | DR | Hermann Hreidarsson |
| S2 | MD | Owen Hargreaves | S2 | MD | Arnold Mvuemba |
| S3 | FD | Carlos Tevez | S3 | MD | Richard Hughes |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Harry Redknapp |