| Manchester City | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Nicky Weaver | | GK | Sander Westerveld |
| DR | Danny Granville | | DR | Markus Babbel |
| DR | Alf-Inge Haaland | S1 | DR | Christian Ziege |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| DR | Gerard Wiekens | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Steve Howey | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S1 | DR | Andy Morrison | | MD | Didi Hamann |
| MD | Jeff Whitley | | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| MD | Danny Tiatto | S3 | MD | Gary McAllister |
| S2 | FD | Darren Huckerby | S2 | FD | Jari Litmanen |
| FD | Shaun Goater | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | WR | Andrei Kanchelskis | S1 | MD | Bernard Diomede |
| S2 | DR | Paul Ritchie | S2 | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| | | S3 | MD | Igor Biscan |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Joe Royle | | | Gerard Houllier |