| Liverpool | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | David James | GK | Peter Schmeichel | ||
| S2 | DR | Stig Inge Bjornebye | DR | Gary Neville | |
| S1 | DR | Bjorn Tore Kvarme | DR | Phil Neville | |
| DR | Dominic Matteo | DR | Ronny Johnsen | ||
| DR | Jamie Carragher | DR | Gary Pallister | ||
| DR | Oyvind Leonhardsen | DR | Henning Berg | ||
| MD | Jason McAteer | MD | David Beckham | ||
| MD | Steve McManaman | MD | Nicky Butt | ||
| WR | Jamie Redknapp | WR | Ryan Giggs | ||
| FD | Robbie Fowler | FD | Andy Cole | ||
| FD | Michael Owen | FD | Teddy Sheringham | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Patrik Berger | ||||
| S2 | Karl-Heinz Riedle | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Roy Evans | Alex Ferguson | ||||