| Liverpool | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Brad Friedel | | GK | Peter Schmeichel |
| S2 | DR | Steve Staunton | | DR | Gary Neville |
| S1 | DR | Rigobert Song | | DR | Denis Irwin |
| DR | Phil Babb | | DR | Ronny Johnsen |
| DR | Dominic Matteo | | DR | Jaap Stam |
| MD | Jamie Carragher | | MD | David Beckham |
| MD | Oyvind Leonhardsen | S1 | MD | Jesper Blomqvist |
| MD | Steve McManaman | | MD | Roy Keane |
| MD | Jamie Redknapp | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| FD | Paul Ince | S2 | FD | Andy Cole |
| FD | Karl-Heinz Riedle | | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Patrik Berger | S1 | DR | Phil Neville |
| S2 | MD | David Thompson | S2 | MD | Nicky Butt |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Alex Ferguson |