| Manchester United | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Edwin van der Sar | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Gary Neville | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Patrice Evra | | DR | Emiliano Insua |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| DR | Nemanja Vidic | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| S2 | MD | Ji-Sung Park | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Michael Carrick | | MD | Javier Mascherano |
| MD | Darren Fletcher | S3 | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| AM | Luis Antonio Valencia | S2 | AM | Maxi Rodriguez |
| S1 | AM | Nani | | FD | Fernando Torres |
| FD | Wayne Rooney | S1 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Ryan Giggs | S1 | MD | Alberto Aquilani |
| S2 | MD | Paul Scholes | S2 | WR | Ryan Babel |
| | | S3 | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Rafael Benitez |