| Manchester United | Sunderland |
|---|
| GK | David de Gea | | GK | Simon Mignolet |
| DR | Patrice Evra | | DR | John O'Shea |
| DR | Phil Jones | | DR | Titus Bramble |
| S2 | DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Carlos Cuellar |
| DR | Chris Smalling | | MD | Sebastian Larsson |
| S1 | MD | Michael Carrick | | MD | Craig Gardner |
| S3 | MD | Tom Cleverley | S3 | MD | Jack Colback |
| AM | Luis Antonio Valencia | | MD | Stephane Sessegnon |
| AM | Ashley Young | S2 | AM | Adam Johnson |
| FD | Wayne Rooney | | WR | James McClean |
| FD | Robin van Persie | S1 | FD | Steven Fletcher |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Paul Scholes | S1 | FD | Connor Wickham |
| S2 | DR | Nemanja Vidic | S2 | FD | Fraizer Campbell |
| S3 | WR | Ryan Giggs | S3 | AM | James McFadden |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Martin O'Neill |