| Middlesbrough | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | David James |
| DR | Dean Gordon | | DR | Vegard Heggem |
| S1 | DR | Gary Pallister | | DR | Stig Inge Bjornebye |
| DR | Steve Vickers | | DR | Steve Staunton |
| DR | Gianluca Festa | | DR | Phil Babb |
| DR | Colin Cooper | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| S2 | MD | Neil Maddison | S3 | MD | Jamie Redknapp |
| MD | Paul Gascoigne | | MD | Paul Ince |
| S3 | AM | Andy Townsend | | AM | Patrik Berger |
| FD | Brian Deane | S1 | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| FD | Hamilton Ricard | S2 | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Curtis Fleming | S1 | FD | Karl-Heinz Riedle |
| S2 | MD | Phil Stamp | S2 | MD | Steve McManaman |
| S3 | DR | Mikkel Beck | S3 | DR | Steve Harkness |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Bryan Robson | | | Gerard Houllier |