| Arsenal | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Alex Manninger | | GK | David James |
| DR | Lee Dixon | | DR | Vegard Heggem |
| DR | David Grondin | | DR | Steve Harkness |
| S1 | DR | Steve Bould | S1 | DR | Steve Staunton |
| DR | Martin Keown | | DR | Phil Babb |
| DR | Patrick Vieira | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Ray Parlour | | MD | Jamie Redknapp |
| MD | Emmanuel Petit | | MD | Paul Ince |
| AM | Luis Boa Morte | | AM | Patrik Berger |
| S2 | FD | Marc Overmars | | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| S3 | FD | Nicolas Anelka | S2 | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Matthew Upson | S1 | DR | Dominic Matteo |
| S2 | FD | Remi Garde | S2 | FD | Karl-Heinz Riedle |
| S3 | | Christopher Wreh | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Gerard Houllier |