| Manchester City | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | David de Gea |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Phil Jones |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | Chris Smalling |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Michael Carrick |
| MD | Yaya Toure | S1 | MD | Ji-Sung Park |
| S3 | MD | Samir Nasri | S2 | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S2 | WR | David Silva | S3 | AM | Nani |
| FD | Sergio Aguero | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S1 | FD | Carlos Tevez | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Nigel de Jong | S1 | FD | Danny Welbeck |
| S2 | DR | Micah Richards | S2 | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| S3 | MD | James Milner | S3 | AM | Ashley Young |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |