| Sunderland | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | Edwin Van der Sar |
| DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Rafael |
| DR | Michael Turner | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | John O'Shea |
| MD | Lee Cattermole | S3 | MD | Anderson |
| S1 | MD | Bolo Zenden | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S2 | MD | Steed Malbranque | | MD | Darren Fletcher |
| MD | Jordan Henderson | | AM | Nani |
| AM | Ahmed Elmohamady | S1 | FD | Michael Owen |
| FD | Darren Bent | S2 | FD | Federico Macheda |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Andy Reid | S1 | FD | Dimitar Berbatov |
| S2 | FD | Asamoah Gyan | S2 | FD | Javier Hernandez |
| | | S3 | FD | Bebe Correia |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Steve Bruce | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |