| Newcastle United | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Steve Harper | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Jose Enrique | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| S1 | DR | Ryan Taylor | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Fabricio Coloccini | | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| DR | Sebastien Bassong | | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Steven Taylor | | MD | Ji-Sung Park |
| MD | Geremi | | MD | Michael Carrick |
| S2 | MD | Alan Smith | | MD | Darren Fletcher |
| AM | Jonas Gutierrez | | AM | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| FD | Obafemi Martins | S1 | FD | Dimitar Berbatov |
| FD | Peter Lovenkrands | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Andy Carroll | S1 | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S2 | WR | Kazenga LuaLua | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Chris Hughton | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |