| Middlesbrough | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Mark Schwarzer | | GK | Sander Westerveld |
| DR | Curtis Fleming | S3 | DR | Markus Babbel |
| DR | Gianluca Festa | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Ugo Ehiogu | | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| DR | Colin Cooper | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| S1 | MD | Christian Karembeu | S1 | MD | Igor Biscan |
| MD | Paul Okon | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Paul Ince | | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| AM | Keith O'Neill | | MD | Nick Barmby |
| S2 | FD | Alen Boksic | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| FD | Noel Whelan | S2 | FD | Michael Owen |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Mark Hudson | S1 | MD | Gary McAllister |
| S2 | FD | Brian Deane | S2 | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| | | S3 | MD | Danny Murphy |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Terry Venables | | | Gerard Houllier |