| Newcastle United | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Tim Krul | | GK | Edwin Van der Sar |
| DR | Jose Enrique | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Danny Simpson | | DR | Chris Smalling |
| DR | Fabricio Coloccini | | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| DR | Mike Williamson | | DR | John O'Shea |
| MD | Joey Barton | S1 | MD | Anderson |
| MD | Danny Guthrie | | MD | Michael Carrick |
| MD | Cheick Tiote | S2 | AM | Nani |
| AM | Jonas Gutierrez | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S1 | FD | Peter Lovenkrands | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| S2 | FD | Shola Ameobi | | FD | Javier Hernandez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Stephen Ireland | S1 | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| S2 | FD | Nile Ranger | S2 | FD | Michael Owen |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alan Pardew | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |