| Manchester City | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Edwin van der Sar |
| DR | Wayne Bridge | | DR | Gary Neville |
| DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Kolo Toure | | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Jonny Evans |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S3 | MD | Nigel de Jong | | MD | Darren Fletcher |
| S1 | AM | Adam Johnson | S1 | MD | Darron Gibson |
| S2 | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor | S3 | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| FD | Carlos Tevez | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| FD | Craig Bellamy | S2 | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Patrick Vieira | S1 | AM | Nani |
| S2 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S2 | FD | Dimitar Berbatov |
| S3 | MD | Stephen Ireland | S3 | WR | Gabriel Obertan |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |