| Liverpool | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Fabio Aurelio | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Emiliano Insua | | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| DR | Daniel Agger | | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | MD | Michael Carrick |
| S2 | MD | Yossi Benayoun | S1 | MD | Paul Scholes |
| MD | Javier Mascherano | | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| MD | Lucas Leiva | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S1 | FD | Fernando Torres | S2 | FD | Dimitar Berbatov |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | David N'Gog | S1 | FD | Michael Owen |
| S2 | DR | Martin Skrtel | S2 | AM | Nani |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |