| Manchester City | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Jens Lehmann |
| DR | Sun Jihai | | DR | Ashley Cole |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Emmanuel Eboue |
| DR | David Sommeil | | DR | Sol Campbell |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | Claudio Reyna | S1 | MD | Alex Song |
| MD | Joey Barton | | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| S1 | AM | Trevor Sinclair | | AM | Freddie Ljungberg |
| S2 | WR | Albert Riera | S2 | AM | Alexander Hleb |
| FD | Darius Vassell | S3 | FD | Robin van Persie |
| FD | Georgios Samaras | | FD | Thierry Henry |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | WR | Lee Croft | S1 | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| S2 | MD | Willo Flood | S2 | MD | Robert Pires |
| | | S3 | WR | Jose Antonio Reyes |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Stuart Pearce | | | Arsene Wenger |