| Manchester City | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | David Seaman | | GK | Jens Lehmann |
| DR | Sun Jihai | | DR | Ashley Cole |
| DR | Michael Tarnat | | DR | Lauren |
| DR | David Sommeil | | DR | Martin Keown |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Patrick Vieira |
| S2 | MD | Paul Bosvelt | S3 | MD | Robert Pires |
| S1 | MD | Antoine Sibierski | | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| AM | Trevor Sinclair | S1 | AM | Freddie Ljungberg |
| S3 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S2 | FD | Sylvain Wiltord |
| FD | Nicolas Anelka | | FD | Thierry Henry |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Danny Tiatto | S1 | MD | Ray Parlour |
| S2 | MD | Eyal Berkovic | S2 | FD | Dennis Bergkamp |
| S3 | FD | Robbie Fowler | S3 | MD | Edu |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Kevin Keegan | | | Arsene Wenger |