| Liverpool | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | David James |
| DR | Jan Kromkamp | | DR | Danny Mills |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Stephen Jordan |
| DR | John Arne Riise | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| DR | Daniel Agger | | MD | Joey Barton |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | MD | Kiki Musampa |
| S1 | MD | Xabi Alonso | S1 | MD | Antoine Sibierski |
| S3 | AM | Harry Kewell | S2 | AM | Trevor Sinclair |
| S2 | FD | Peter Crouch | S3 | WR | Albert Riera |
| FD | Fernando Morientes | | FD | Georgios Samaras |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Didi Hamann | S1 | FD | Bradley Wright-Phillips |
| S2 | AM | Luis Garcia | S2 | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| S3 | DR | Djimi Traore | S3 | WR | Lee Croft |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Stuart Pearce |