| Middlesbrough | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Brad Jones | | GK | Ben Foster |
| DR | Justin Hoyte | S3 | DR | Patrice Evra |
| S1 | DR | Tony McMahon | | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| DR | Robert Huth | | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Matty Bates | | DR | Jonny Evans |
| DR | David Wheater | S2 | MD | Ji-Sung Park |
| S3 | MD | Gary O'Neil | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S2 | FD | Marlon King | | FD | Dimitar Berbatov |
| FD | Jeremie Aliadiere | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| FD | Tuncay Sanli | S1 | FD | Federico Macheda |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Didier Digard | S1 | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| S2 | FD | Afonso Alves | S2 | AM | Nani |
| S3 | FD | Marvin Emnes | S3 | DR | Rafael |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gareth Southgate | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |