| Nottingham Forest | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Mark Crossley | | GK | Peter Schmeichel |
| DR | Stuart Pearce | | DR | Gary Neville |
| DR | Alf-Inge Haaland | | DR | Denis Irwin |
| DR | Colin Cooper | | DR | David May |
| DR | Nikola Jerkan | | DR | Ronny Johnsen |
| MD | Steve Chettle | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| MD | Chris Allen | S2 | MD | Nicky Butt |
| MD | Ian Woan | | MD | David Beckham |
| WR | Kevin Campbell | S3 | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S1 | FD | Dean Saunders | | FD | Eric Cantona |
| S2 | FD | Nigel Clough | S1 | FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Scot Gemmill | S1 | FD | Andy Cole |
| S2 | AM | Jason Lee | S2 | AM | Karel Poborsky |
| FD | | S3 | FD | Brian McClair |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Stuart Pearce | | | Alex Ferguson |