| Newcastle United | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Pavel Srnicek | | GK | Peter Schmeichel |
| S1 | DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Gary Neville |
| DR | John Beresford | | DR | Denis Irwin |
| DR | Darren Peacock | | DR | David May |
| DR | Philippe Albert | S2 | DR | Ronny Johnsen |
| DR | David Batty | | DR | Gary Pallister |
| S2 | MD | Rob Lee | | MD | Nicky Butt |
| MD | David Ginola | | MD | David Beckham |
| AM | Peter Beardsley | S3 | AM | Karel Poborsky |
| FD | Alan Shearer | | FD | Eric Cantona |
| FD | Les Ferdinand | S1 | FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Warren Barton | S1 | FD | Jordi Cruyff |
| S2 | MD | Lee Clark | S2 | MD | Paul Scholes |
| FD | | S3 | FD | Brian McClair |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Alex Ferguson |