| Manchester United | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Edwin van der Sar | | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Patrice Evra | | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Rafael | | DR | Wayne Bridge |
| DR | Nemanja Vidic | | DR | Nedum Onuoha |
| S3 | DR | Jonny Evans | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| S2 | MD | Ji-Sung Park | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| MD | Darren Fletcher | | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| S1 | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | | MD | Elano |
| WR | Ryan Giggs | S2 | MD | Nigel de Jong |
| FD | Dimitar Berbatov | S3 | FD | Robinho |
| FD | Carlos Tevez | S1 | FD | Felipe Caicedo |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Paul Scholes | S1 | FD | Valeri Bojinov |
| S2 | FD | Wayne Rooney | S2 | WR | Martin Petrov |
| S3 | DR | John O'Shea | S3 | FD | Ched Evans |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Mark Hughes |