| Manchester United | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | David de Gea | | GK | Tim Krul |
| S2 | DR | Fabio | | DR | Danny Simpson |
| S1 | DR | Patrice Evra | | DR | Ryan Taylor |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Fabricio Coloccini |
| DR | Nemanja Vidic | | DR | Steven Taylor |
| MD | Michael Carrick | | MD | Yohan Cabaye |
| AM | Nani | S2 | MD | Danny Guthrie |
| AM | Ashley Young | S3 | AM | Hatem Ben Arfa |
| WR | Ryan Giggs | | AM | Jonas Gutierrez |
| FD | Javier Hernandez | S1 | WR | Gabriel Obertan |
| FD | Wayne Rooney | | FD | Demba Ba |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Federico Macheda | S1 | WR | Sammy Ameobi |
| S2 | DR | Chris Smalling | S2 | DR | James Perch |
| | | S3 | FD | Peter Lovenkrands |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Alan Pardew |