| Coventry City | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Chris Kirkland | | GK | Nicky Weaver |
| DR | Marc Edworthy | | DR | Richard Edghill |
| DR | Paul Williams | | DR | Danny Granville |
| DR | Gary Breen | | DR | Alf-Inge Haaland |
| S2 | MD | Barry Quinn | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| MD | Lee Carsley | | DR | Steve Howey |
| MD | David Thompson | | DR | Andy Morrison |
| MD | Mustapha Hadji | S2 | MD | Ian Bishop |
| AM | Paul Telfer | | MD | Danny Tiatto |
| S3 | FD | Craig Bellamy | | FD | Paulo Wanchope |
| S1 | FD | Ysrael Zuniga | S1 | FD | Darren Huckerby |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | John Aloisi | S1 | FD | Shaun Goater |
| S2 | MD | John Eustace | S2 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| S3 | MD | Youssef Chippo | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gordon Strachan | | | Joe Royle |