| Nottingham Forest | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Dave Beasant | | GK | Peter Schmeichel |
| S3 | DR | Craig Armstrong | | DR | Gary Neville |
| DR | Alan Rogers | | DR | Phil Neville |
| DR | Jon Olav Hjelde | | DR | Ronny Johnsen |
| DR | John Harkes | | DR | Jaap Stam |
| S2 | MD | Scot Gemmill | | MD | David Beckham |
| MD | Andy Johnson | S3 | MD | Jesper Blomqvist |
| MD | Carlton Palmer | S1 | MD | Roy Keane |
| MD | Steve Stone | | MD | Paul Scholes |
| S1 | FD | Jean-Claude Darcheville | | FD | Andy Cole |
| FD | Pierre van Hooijdonk | S2 | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Dougie Freedman | S1 | DR | John Curtis |
| S2 | FD | Jesper Mattsson | S2 | FD | Ole Gunnar Solskjær |
| S3 | MD | Hugo Porfirio | S3 | MD | Nicky Butt |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Ron Atkinson | | | Alex Ferguson |