| Coventry City | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Magnus Hedman | | GK | Peter Schmeichel |
| DR | Roland Nilsson | | DR | Gary Neville |
| S2 | DR | David Burrows | | DR | Denis Irwin |
| DR | Richard Shaw | | DR | Ronny Johnsen |
| DR | Paul Williams | S1 | DR | Jaap Stam |
| MD | George Boateng | | MD | David Beckham |
| MD | Gary McAllister | | MD | Roy Keane |
| MD | Paul Telfer | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| WR | Steve Froggatt | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| S1 | FD | Noel Whelan | S2 | FD | Andy Cole |
| FD | Darren Huckerby | S3 | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | John Aloisi | S1 | DR | Henning Berg |
| S2 | FD | Trond Egil Soltvedt | S2 | FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjær |
| DR | | S3 | DR | Phil Neville |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gordon Strachan | | | Alex Ferguson |