| Manchester City | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Scott Carson |
| DR | Stephen Jordan | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | S3 | DR | John Arne Riise |
| S1 | DR | Nedum Onuoha | | DR | Stephen Warnock |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Mauricio Pellegrino |
| MD | Claudio Reyna | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | Kiki Musampa | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Igor Biscan |
| S2 | MD | Paul Bosvelt | | MD | Anthony Le Tallec |
| S3 | MD | Antoine Sibierski | S1 | AM | Luis Garcia |
| FD | Robbie Fowler | S2 | FD | Fernando Morientes |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Danny Mills | S1 | MD | Vladimir Smicer |
| S2 | WR | Lee Croft | S2 | MD | John Welsh |
| S3 | FD | Bradley Wright-Phillips | S3 | DR | Djimi Traore |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Stuart Pearce | | | Rafael Benitez |