| Manchester United | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Edwin van der Sar | | GK | Shay Given |
| S1 | DR | Patrice Evra | | DR | Stephen Carr |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Jose Enrique |
| DR | Nemanja Vidic | | DR | Cacapa |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Steven Taylor |
| S2 | MD | Anderson | S1 | MD | James Milner |
| MD | Michael Carrick | | MD | Nicky Butt |
| AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | | MD | Alan Smith |
| S3 | WR | Ryan Giggs | | AM | Charles N'Zogbia |
| FD | Wayne Rooney | | WR | Damien Duff |
| FD | Carlos Tevez | S2 | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Danny Simpson | S1 | FD | Mark Viduka |
| S2 | MD | Darren Fletcher | S2 | DR | David Rozehnal |
| S3 | AM | Nani | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Nigel Pearson |