| Sunderland | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Craig Gordon | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Michael Turner | | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| S1 | DR | John Mensah | | DR | John O'Shea |
| MD | Steed Malbranque | | DR | Jonny Evans |
| S3 | MD | Jordan Henderson | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S2 | MD | David Meyler | S2 | MD | Darren Fletcher |
| MD | Lorik Cana | S3 | AM | Nani |
| AM | Kieran Richardson | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| FD | Fraizer Campbell | S1 | FD | Dimitar Berbatov |
| FD | Darren Bent | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Matt Kilgallon | S1 | MD | Michael Carrick |
| S2 | MD | Lee Cattermole | S2 | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| S3 | FD | Kenwyne Jones | S3 | MD | Owen Hargreaves |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |