| Blackburn Rovers | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Paul Robinson | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| S3 | DR | Martin Olsson | | DR | Gary Neville |
| DR | Michel Salgado | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| S1 | DR | Chris Samba | | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| DR | Gael Givet | S3 | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Phil Jones | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| MD | Vince Grella | | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| MD | Steven N'Zonzi | | AM | Nani |
| S2 | AM | Brett Emerton | S1 | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| WR | Morten Gamst Pedersen | | FD | Dimitar Berbatov |
| FD | Nikola Kalinic | S2 | FD | Federico Macheda |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Ryan Nelsen | S1 | MD | Darron Gibson |
| S2 | MD | David Dunn | S2 | MD | Ji-Sung Park |
| S3 | FD | El Hadji Diouf | S3 | DR | Patrice Evra |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sam Allardyce | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |