| Newcastle United | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Shaka Hislop | | GK | Peter Schmeichel |
| S2 | DR | John Beresford | | DR | Gary Neville |
| DR | Stuart Pearce | | DR | Phil Neville |
| DR | Steve Watson | | DR | Ronny Johnsen |
| DR | Alessandro Pistone | | DR | Gary Pallister |
| MD | Darren Peacock | | MD | David Beckham |
| S1 | MD | Philippe Albert | | MD | Nicky Butt |
| MD | David Batty | S1 | MD | Paul Scholes |
| WR | John Barnes | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| FD | Keith Gillespie | | FD | Andy Cole |
| FD | Faustino Asprilla | S2 | FD | Teddy Sheringham |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Warren Barton | S1 | FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjær |
| S2 | FD | Temur Ketsbaia | S2 | FD | Brian McClair |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kenny Dalglish | | | Alex Ferguson |