| Reading | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Marcus Hahnemann | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Graeme Murty | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Nicky Shorey | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Ivar Ingimarsson | | DR | Wes Brown |
| MD | Kalifa Cisse | | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| MD | James Harper | S2 | MD | Owen Hargreaves |
| AM | Stephen Hunt | S1 | MD | Ji-Sung Park |
| S1 | FD | Bobby Convey | | MD | Michael Carrick |
| S2 | FD | Leroy Lita | | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| FD | Kevin Doyle | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| FD | Dave Kitson | S3 | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Marek Matejovsky | S1 | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S2 | FD | Shane Long | S2 | AM | Nani |
| | | S3 | MD | Darren Fletcher |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Coppell | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |