| Coventry City | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Steve Ogrizovic | | GK | Sander Westerveld |
| DR | Colin Hendry | S3 | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| DR | Richard Shaw | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| S2 | DR | John Eustace | | DR | Dominic Matteo |
| DR | Youssef Chippo | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Mustapha Hadji | | MD | Didi Hamann |
| MD | Gary McAllister | S1 | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Paul Telfer | | MD | David Thompson |
| AM | Steve Froggatt | | AM | Patrik Berger |
| FD | Cedric Roussel | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| S1 | FD | Noel Whelan | S2 | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | MD | Robbie Keane | S1 | MD | Danny Murphy |
| S2 | FD | Barry Quinn | S2 | FD | Titi Camara |
| DR | | S3 | DR | Rigobert Song |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Gordon Strachan | | | Gerard Houllier |