| Aston Villa | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Luke Young | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Rafael |
| DR | Carlos Cuellar | | DR | Wes Brown |
| DR | James Collins | | DR | Jonny Evans |
| MD | James Milner | | MD | Michael Carrick |
| S1 | MD | Fabian Delph | S1 | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S2 | MD | Stilian Petrov | | MD | Darren Fletcher |
| AM | Stewart Downing | | AM | Nani |
| AM | Ashley Young | S2 | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | John Carew | S1 | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| S2 | MD | Steve Sidwell | S2 | FD | Dimitar Berbatov |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |