| Blackburn Rovers | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Jason Brown | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Martin Olsson | S2 | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Stephen Warnock | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Andre Ooijer | | DR | Wes Brown |
| DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| DR | Ryan Nelsen | | MD | Anderson |
| S3 | MD | Tugay Kerimoglu | | MD | Darren Fletcher |
| AM | Brett Emerton | | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| S2 | WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | S1 | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S1 | FD | Roque Santa Cruz | | FD | Dimitar Berbatov |
| FD | Matt Derbyshire | S3 | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Jason Roberts | S1 | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| S2 | WR | Keith Treacy | S2 | DR | John O'Shea |
| S3 | MD | Keith Andrews | S3 | MD | Ji-Sung Park |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Paul Ince | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |