| Manchester United | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Edwin van der Sar | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Patrice Evra | S3 | DR | Andy Griffin |
| DR | Nemanja Vidic | | DR | Danny Higginbotham |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Ryan Shawcross |
| DR | Jonny Evans | | DR | Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye |
| S1 | MD | Ji-Sung Park | S1 | MD | Seyi Olofinjana |
| MD | Michael Carrick | | MD | Salif Diao |
| S2 | MD | Darren Fletcher | | MD | Amdy Faye |
| AM | Cristiano Ronaldo | | MD | Rory Delap |
| FD | Dimitar Berbatov | S2 | FD | Ricardo Fuller |
| S3 | FD | Carlos Tevez | | FD | Mamady Sidibe |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Darron Gibson | S1 | FD | Richard Cresswell |
| S2 | FD | Danny Welbeck | S2 | FD | Dave Kitson |
| S3 | FD | Manucho | S3 | DR | Andy Wilkinson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Tony Pulis |