| Manchester United | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | Edwin Van der Sar | | GK | Steve Harper |
| S3 | DR | Patrice Evra | | DR | Jose Enrique |
| DR | Nemanja Vidic | | DR | James Perch |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Fabricio Coloccini |
| DR | Jonny Evans | | DR | Mike Williamson |
| MD | Paul Scholes | S1 | MD | Kevin Nolan |
| MD | Darren Fletcher | | MD | Joey Barton |
| AM | Luis Antonio Valencia | | MD | Alan Smith |
| S2 | AM | Nani | | AM | Wayne Routledge |
| FD | Dimitar Berbatov | S2 | AM | Jonas Gutierrez |
| S1 | FD | Wayne Rooney | | FD | Andy Carroll |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Javier Hernandez | S1 | FD | Shola Ameobi |
| S2 | WR | Ryan Giggs | S2 | FD | Xisco |
| S3 | DR | Rafael | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Chris Hughton |