| Sunderland | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | David de Gea |
| S2 | DR | Phil Bardsley | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| S1 | DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Phil Jones |
| DR | Michael Turner | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Jonny Evans |
| MD | Jack Colback | | MD | Michael Carrick |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S3 | MD | David Vaughan | | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| MD | Stephane Sessegnon | S1 | AM | Ashley Young |
| AM | James McClean | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| FD | Fraizer Campbell | | FD | Wayne Rooney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Ahmed Elmohamady | S1 | AM | Nani |
| S2 | DR | Wayne Bridge | | | |
| S3 | FD | Connor Wickham | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |