| Manchester City | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Andy Dibble | GK | Nigel Spink | ||
| DR | Terry Phelan | DR | Earl Barrett | ||
| DR | Ian Brightwell | DR | Shaun Teale | ||
| DR | John Foster | S2 | DR | Steve Staunton | |
| DR | Alan Kernaghan | DR | Ugo Ehiogu | ||
| MD | Steve Lomas | MD | Kevin Richardson | ||
| MD | Garry Flitcroft | MD | Ray Houghton | ||
| MD | Peter Beagrie | S1 | MD | Andy Townsend | |
| MD | Nicky Summerbee | MD | Ian Taylor | ||
| FD | Paul Walsh | FD | Dean Saunders | ||
| FD | Uwe Rosler | FD | Dwight Yorke | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| DR | S1 | DR | Paul McGrath | ||
| FD | S2 | FD | John Fashanu | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Horton | Brian Little | ||||