| Manchester United | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | David de Gea | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Rafael | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Patrice Evra | | DR | Andre Wisdom |
| DR | Rio Ferdinand | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| S3 | DR | Nemanja Vidic | | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| MD | Michael Carrick | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Tom Cleverley | S1 | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| S1 | AM | Ashley Young | S3 | MD | Joe Allen |
| S2 | AM | Shinji Kagawa | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| FD | Danny Welbeck | S2 | WR | Raheem Sterling |
| FD | Robin van Persie | | FD | Luis Suarez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia | S1 | FD | Daniel Sturridge |
| S2 | DR | Phil Jones | S2 | FD | Fabio Borini |
| S3 | DR | Chris Smalling | S3 | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Brendan Rodgers |