| Liverpool | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Jerzy Dudek | | GK | David James |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Michael Tarnat |
| DR | Stephane Henchoz | | DR | Daniel Van Buyten |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| MD | Didi Hamann | S1 | MD | Claudio Reyna |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Steve McManaman |
| S3 | MD | Bruno Cheyrou | | MD | Paul Bosvelt |
| S2 | MD | Anthony Le Tallec | | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips |
| S1 | AM | Harry Kewell | | FD | Robbie Fowler |
| FD | Michael Owen | S2 | FD | Jon Macken |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Danny Murphy | S1 | MD | Joey Barton |
| S2 | FD | Emile Heskey | S2 | MD | Antoine Sibierski |
| S3 | MD | Igor Biscan | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Gerard Houllier | | | Kevin Keegan |