| Sunderland | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Simon Mignolet | | GK | David de Gea |
| S2 | DR | Phil Bardsley | S1 | DR | Rafael |
| S3 | DR | Danny Rose | | DR | Alexander Buttner |
| DR | John O'Shea | | DR | Chris Smalling |
| DR | Titus Bramble | | DR | Nemanja Vidic |
| MD | Alfred N'Diaye | S3 | MD | Anderson |
| MD | Craig Gardner | | MD | Michael Carrick |
| MD | Stephane Sessegnon | | AM | Luis Antonio Valencia |
| S1 | AM | Adam Johnson | | AM | Ashley Young |
| WR | James McClean | S2 | AM | Shinji Kagawa |
| FD | Danny Graham | | FD | Robin van Persie |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Connor Wickham | S1 | DR | Jonny Evans |
| S2 | MD | Sebastian Larsson | S2 | FD | Danny Welbeck |
| S3 | MD | Jack Colback | S3 | MD | Tom Cleverley |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Martin O'Neill | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |