| Manchester United | Stoke City |
|---|
| GK | Ben Amos | | GK | Thomas Sorensen |
| DR | Patrice Evra | | DR | Andy Wilkinson |
| DR | Chris Smalling | | DR | Marc Wilson |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Robert Huth |
| DR | Jonny Evans | | DR | Ryan Shawcross |
| MD | Michael Carrick | S2 | MD | Wilson Palacios |
| MD | Paul Scholes | | MD | Dean Whitehead |
| MD | Ji-Sung Park | | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| AM | Luis Antonio Valencia | S3 | FD | Jon Walters |
| FD | Dimitar Berbatov | | FD | Kenwyne Jones |
| S1 | FD | Javier Hernandez | S1 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Paul Pogba | S1 | FD | Cameron Jerome |
| | | S2 | MD | Rory Delap |
| | | S3 | FD | Ricardo Fuller |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Tony Pulis |