| Liverpool | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | David James | GK | Eike Immel | ||
| DR | Steve Harkness | DR | Richard Edghill | ||
| DR | Mark Wright | S1 | DR | Ian Brightwell | |
| DR | Phil Babb | DR | Keith Curle | ||
| S1 | DR | John Scales | DR | Kit Symons | |
| MD | Jason McAteer | MD | Steve Lomas | ||
| MD | Jamie Redknapp | S2 | MD | Georgi Kinkladze | |
| MD | Steve McManaman | MD | Garry Flitcroft | ||
| S2 | WR | John Barnes | WR | Nicky Summerbee | |
| FD | Ian Rush | FD | Niall Quinn | ||
| FD | Robbie Fowler | FD | Uwe Rosler | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | MD | Neil Ruddock | S1 | MD | Michael Brown |
| S2 | FD | Mark Kennedy | S2 | FD | Gerry Creaney |
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Roy Evans | Alan Ball | ||||