| Middlesbrough | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Gary Walsh | GK | Eike Immel | ||
| DR | Neil Cox | DR | Ian Brightwell | ||
| DR | Craig Liddle | DR | Rae Ingram | ||
| DR | Nigel Pearson | DR | Keith Curle | ||
| DR | Steve Vickers | DR | Kit Symons | ||
| MD | Derek Whyte | MD | Steve Lomas | ||
| MD | Jamie Pollock | MD | Georgi Kinkladze | ||
| MD | Phil Stamp | MD | Michael Brown | ||
| WR | Nick Barmby | WR | Nicky Summerbee | ||
| FD | Juninho | FD | Gerry Creaney | ||
| FD | Jan Aage Fjortoft | FD | Niall Quinn | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bryan Robson | Alan Ball | ||||