| Manchester United | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Edwin Van der Sar | | GK | Brad Friedel |
| DR | Patrice Evra | | DR | Kyle Walker |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Nemanja Vidic | | DR | Ciaran Clark |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | James Collins |
| MD | Michael Carrick | | MD | Jean Makoun |
| S1 | MD | Darren Fletcher | S2 | MD | Stilian Petrov |
| AM | Nani | S3 | AM | Stewart Downing |
| WR | Ryan Giggs | | AM | Ashley Young |
| FD | Dimitar Berbatov | S1 | AM | Marc Albrighton |
| FD | Wayne Rooney | | FD | Darren Bent |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Anderson | S1 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| | | S2 | FD | Gabriel Agbonlahor |
| | | S3 | MD | Nigel Reo-Coker |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Gerard Houllier |