| Liverpool | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Fabio Aurelio | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Alvaro Arbeloa | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Wes Brown |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| MD | Xabi Alonso | S3 | MD | Anderson |
| S1 | MD | Yossi Benayoun | S1 | MD | Michael Carrick |
| S3 | MD | Javier Mascherano | S2 | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S2 | WR | Albert Riera | | FD | Dimitar Berbatov |
| FD | Robbie Keane | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Steven Gerrard | S1 | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S2 | WR | Ryan Babel | S2 | MD | Owen Hargreaves |
| S3 | DR | Sami Hyypia | S3 | AM | Nani |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |