| Manchester City | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Andreas Isaksson | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Michael Ball | | DR | Steve Finnan |
| DR | Sun Jihai | | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa |
| DR | Nedum Onuoha | S1 | DR | John Arne Riise |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Sylvain Distin | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| MD | Joey Barton | S3 | MD | Javier Mascherano |
| MD | Michael Johnson | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| FD | DaMarcus Beasley | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| S1 | FD | Emile Mpenza | S2 | AM | Jermaine Pennant |
| S2 | FD | Darius Vassell | | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Stephen Ireland | S1 | AM | Mark Gonzalez |
| S2 | FD | Bernardo Corradi | S2 | FD | Peter Crouch |
| | | S3 | MD | Bolo Zenden |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Stuart Pearce | | | Rafael Benitez |