| Coventry City | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Sander Westerveld |
| DR | Marcus Hall | | DR | Markus Babbel |
| DR | Paul Williams | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Gary Breen | | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| MD | Barry Quinn | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| MD | Youssef Chippo | | MD | Didi Hamann |
| MD | John Eustace | | MD | Danny Murphy |
| MD | Mustapha Hadji | | MD | Gary McAllister |
| AM | Paul Telfer | S2 | AM | Patrik Berger |
| S1 | FD | Craig Bellamy | S3 | FD | Emile Heskey |
| FD | John Hartson | S1 | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | FD | Ysrael Zuniga | S1 | FD | Michael Owen |
| | | S2 | DR | Christian Ziege |
| | | S3 | MD | Igor Biscan |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Gordon Strachan | | | Gerard Houllier |