| Newcastle United | Manchester United |
|---|
| S1 | GK | Shay Given | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Habib Beye | S1 | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Steven Taylor | | DR | Wes Brown |
| S2 | MD | Joey Barton | S3 | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| S3 | MD | James Milner | | MD | Michael Carrick |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | MD | Darren Fletcher |
| MD | Alan Smith | S2 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| AM | Charles N'Zogbia | | AM | Nani |
| WR | Damien Duff | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| FD | Michael Owen | | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | GK | Steve Harper | S1 | DR | John O'Shea |
| S2 | FD | Andy Carroll | S2 | FD | Louis Saha |
| S3 | MD | Geremi | S3 | MD | Paul Scholes |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |