| Liverpool | Manchester United |
|---|
| GK | Sander Westerveld | | GK | Fabien Barthez |
| DR | Markus Babbel | | DR | Phil Neville |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | S1 | DR | Denis Irwin |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Gary Neville |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Wes Brown |
| MD | Didi Hamann | | MD | Roy Keane |
| S3 | MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | David Beckham |
| MD | Danny Murphy | S3 | MD | Nicky Butt |
| S1 | AM | Patrik Berger | | WR | Ryan Giggs |
| FD | Emile Heskey | | FD | Dwight Yorke |
| S2 | FD | Robbie Fowler | S2 | FD | Teddy Sheringham |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Nick Barmby | S1 | DR | Mikael Silvestre |
| S2 | MD | Gary McAllister | S2 | WR | Luke Chadwick |
| S3 | FD | Michael Owen | S3 | MD | Paul Scholes |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Gerard Houllier | | | Sir Alex Ferguson |