| Manchester City | Aston Villa |
|---|
| GK | Nicky Weaver | | GK | David James |
| DR | Laurent Charvet | | DR | Alan Wright |
| S1 | DR | Danny Granville | | DR | Mark Delaney |
| DR | Alf-Inge Haaland | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Alpay Ozalan |
| DR | Spencer Prior | S1 | MD | Ian Taylor |
| MD | Jeff Whitley | | MD | George Boateng |
| MD | Danny Tiatto | | MD | Lee Hendrie |
| S2 | WR | Andrei Kanchelskis | | AM | Steve Stone |
| S3 | FD | Egil Ostenstad | S3 | FD | Dion Dublin |
| FD | Shaun Goater | S2 | FD | Paul Merson |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Mark Kennedy | S1 | DR | Steve Staunton |
| S2 | FD | Darren Huckerby | S2 | FD | Julian Joachim |
| S3 | DR | Gerard Wiekens | S3 | FD | Darius Vassell |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Joe Royle | | | John Gregory |