| Liverpool | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Anders Lindegaard |
| DR | Glen Johnson | S3 | DR | Rafael |
| DR | Martin Kelly | | DR | Patrice Evra |
| S3 | DR | Daniel Agger | | DR | Rio Ferdinand |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | | DR | Jonny Evans |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Michael Carrick |
| MD | Joe Allen | | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| MD | Jonjo Shelvey | S2 | AM | Shinji Kagawa |
| S2 | WR | Raheem Sterling | S1 | AM | Nani |
| FD | Luis Suarez | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S1 | FD | Fabio Borini | | FD | Robin van Persie |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Suso | S1 | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S2 | MD | Jordan Henderson | S2 | FD | Javier Hernandez |
| S3 | DR | Jamie Carragher | S3 | FD | Danny Welbeck |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Brendan Rodgers | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |