| Liverpool | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Sander Westerveld | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Curtis Fleming |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Gary Pallister |
| DR | Dominic Matteo | S1 | DR | Steve Vickers |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Gianluca Festa |
| S3 | DR | Vladimir Smicer | | DR | Colin Cooper |
| MD | Didi Hamann | | MD | Mark Summerbell |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Robbie Mustoe |
| S2 | MD | David Thompson | | MD | Paul Ince |
| FD | Patrik Berger | | FD | Juninho |
| S1 | FD | Michael Owen | S2 | FD | Andy Campbell |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Erik Meijer | S1 | DR | Jason Gavin |
| S2 | FD | Danny Murphy | S2 | FD | Hamilton Ricard |
| S3 | | Jon Newby | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Bryan Robson |