| Manchester City | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | David Seaman | | GK | Jerzy Dudek |
| S1 | DR | Michael Tarnat | | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | David Sommeil | S1 | DR | Jon Otsemobor |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Sami Hyypia |
| DR | Richard Dunne | S3 | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| MD | Claudio Reyna | | MD | Danny Murphy |
| S2 | MD | Steve McManaman | | MD | Didi Hamann |
| S3 | MD | Paul Bosvelt | S2 | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | | MD | Igor Biscan |
| FD | Robbie Fowler | | AM | Harry Kewell |
| FD | Nicolas Anelka | | FD | Emile Heskey |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Trevor Sinclair | S1 | DR | Stephane Henchoz |
| S2 | MD | Antoine Sibierski | S2 | FD | El Hadji Diouf |
| S3 | FD | Jon Macken | S3 | FD | Florent Sinama Pongolle |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Kevin Keegan | | | Gerard Houllier |