| Manchester City | Middlesbrough |
|---|
| GK | Peter Schmeichel | | GK | Mark Schwarzer |
| DR | Niclas Jensen | | DR | Franck Queudrue |
| DR | David Sommeil | | DR | Ugo Ehiogu |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Gareth Southgate |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Colin Cooper |
| S1 | MD | Eyal Berkovic | S2 | MD | Geremi |
| MD | Marc-Vivien Foe | | MD | Doriva |
| MD | Joey Barton | | AM | Jonathan Greening |
| AM | Shaun Wright-Phillips | | FD | Juninho |
| S2 | FD | Robbie Fowler | | FD | Malcolm Christie |
| S3 | FD | Nicolas Anelka | S1 | FD | Joseph-Desire Job |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Ali Benarbia | S1 | FD | Szilard Nemeth |
| S2 | FD | Shaun Goater | S2 | MD | Luke Wilkshire |
| S3 | FD | Jon Macken | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Steve McClaren |