| Manchester City | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tony Coton | GK | Bruce Grobbelaar | ||
| DR | Richard Edghill | DR | Rob Jones | ||
| DR | Terry Phelan | DR | Stig Inge Bjornebye | ||
| DR | Alan Kernaghan | DR | Mark Wright | ||
| DR | Keith Curle | DR | Dominic Matteo | ||
| DR | Steve McMahon | DR | Neil Ruddock | ||
| S1 | MD | Fitzroy Simpson | MD | Steve Nicol | |
| WR | Garry Flitcroft | S1 | WR | Mark Walters | |
| FD | David White | S2 | FD | Paul Stewart | |
| FD | Mike Sheron | FD | Ian Rush | ||
| FD | Niall Quinn | FD | Robbie Fowler | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | MD | Steve Lomas | S1 | MD | Jamie Redknapp |
| MD | S2 | MD | Don Hutchison | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Horton | Graeme Souness | ||||