| Manchester City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tony Coton | GK | Peter Schmeichel | ||
| DR | Ian Brightwell | DR | Denis Irwin | ||
| DR | David Brightwell | S1 | DR | Phil Neville | |
| DR | Alan Kernaghan | DR | Steve Bruce | ||
| DR | Keith Curle | DR | Gary Pallister | ||
| MD | Maurizio Gaudino | MD | Paul Ince | ||
| AM | Garry Flitcroft | AM | Lee Sharpe | ||
| S1 | AM | Peter Beagrie | S2 | AM | Andrei Kanchelskis |
| WR | Nicky Summerbee | WR | Ryan Giggs | ||
| FD | Paul Walsh | FD | Brian McClair | ||
| FD | Uwe Rosler | FD | Andy Cole | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | MD | Niall Quinn | S1 | MD | Paul Scholes |
| DR | S2 | DR | David May | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Horton | Alex Ferguson | ||||