| Manchester City | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Carlo Nash | | GK | David Seaman |
| DR | Alf-Inge Haaland | | DR | Oleg Luzhny |
| DR | Danny Granville | | DR | Ashley Cole |
| DR | Gerard Wiekens | | DR | Lauren |
| DR | Steve Howey | | DR | Martin Keown |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Igors Stepanovs |
| S2 | MD | Jeff Whitley | S1 | MD | Edu |
| MD | Danny Tiatto | S3 | MD | Ray Parlour |
| AM | Mark Kennedy | | AM | Freddie Ljungberg |
| S1 | FD | Paulo Wanchope | | FD | Nwankwo Kanu |
| FD | Shaun Goater | S2 | FD | Sylvain Wiltord |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Darren Huckerby | S1 | MD | Patrick Vieira |
| S2 | DR | Laurent Charvet | S2 | FD | Thierry Henry |
| | | S3 | DR | Nelson Vivas |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Joe Royle | | | Arsene Wenger |