| Manchester United | Newcastle United |
|---|
| S1 | GK | Peter Schmeichel | | GK | Shay Given |
| S3 | DR | Gary Neville | | DR | Warren Barton |
| DR | Denis Irwin | | DR | Stuart Pearce |
| DR | Phil Neville | | DR | Alessandro Pistone |
| DR | David May | | DR | Philippe Albert |
| DR | Gary Pallister | | DR | Nikos Dabizas |
| MD | David Beckham | | MD | David Batty |
| S2 | MD | Nicky Butt | | MD | Rob Lee |
| MD | Ryan Giggs | | MD | Gary Speed |
| FD | Andy Cole | S1 | FD | Andreas Andersson |
| FD | Teddy Sheringham | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Raimond van der Gouw | S1 | FD | Temur Ketsbaia |
| S2 | | Paul Scholes | | | |
| S3 | | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Alex Ferguson | | | Kenny Dalglish |