| Manchester United | Nottingham Forest |
|---|
| GK | Peter Schmeichel | | GK | Mark Crossley |
| DR | Gary Neville | | DR | Des Lyttle |
| DR | Denis Irwin | | DR | Stuart Pearce |
| DR | Ronny Johnsen | | DR | Alf-Inge Haaland |
| DR | Gary Pallister | | DR | Colin Cooper |
| S1 | DR | Nicky Butt | | DR | Steve Chettle |
| MD | David Beckham | | MD | David Phillips |
| MD | Karel Poborsky | | MD | Chris Bart-Williams |
| AM | Ryan Giggs | S2 | AM | Ian Woan |
| FD | Eric Cantona | | FD | Jason Lee |
| S2 | FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | S1 | FD | Dean Saunders |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Brian McClair | S1 | FD | Bryan Roy |
| S2 | AM | Andy Cole | S2 | AM | Chris Allen |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alex Ferguson | | | Frank Clark |