| Manchester City | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| S3 | DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Javier Garrido | | DR | Rafael |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| MD | Stephen Ireland | S2 | MD | Ji-Sung Park |
| S1 | MD | Didi Hamann | | MD | Michael Carrick |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | | MD | Darren Fletcher |
| FD | Robinho | | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| S2 | FD | Darius Vassell | S1 | FD | Dimitar Berbatov |
| FD | Benjani Mwaruwari | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Pablo Zabaleta | S1 | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S2 | MD | Elano | S2 | DR | John O'Shea |
| S3 | FD | Daniel Sturridge | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |