| Manchester United | Watford |
|---|
| GK | Mark Bosnich | | GK | Alec Chamberlain |
| DR | Denis Irwin | | DR | Paul Robinson |
| DR | Phil Neville | | DR | Nigel Gibbs |
| S1 | DR | Jaap Stam | | DR | Mark Williams |
| DR | Mikael Silvestre | S3 | DR | Steve Palmer |
| DR | David Beckham | | DR | Rob Page |
| MD | Nicky Butt | | MD | Richard Johnson |
| MD | Paul Scholes | S1 | MD | Micah Hyde |
| S3 | WR | Ryan Giggs | | WR | Peter Kennedy |
| S2 | FD | Andy Cole | | FD | Nordin Wooter |
| FD | Dwight Yorke | S2 | FD | Michel Ngonge |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Roy Keane | S1 | WR | Nick Wright |
| S2 | MD | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | S2 | MD | Charlie Miller |
| S3 | FD | Jonathan Greening | S3 | FD | Tommy Smith |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Sir Alex Ferguson | | | Graham Taylor |