| Liverpool | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Nicky Weaver |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Ben Thatcher |
| DR | John Arne Riise | S2 | DR | Hatem Trabelsi |
| DR | Daniel Agger | | DR | Micah Richards |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | S1 | DR | Nedum Onuoha |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | | DR | Richard Dunne |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | DR | Sylvain Distin |
| MD | Bolo Zenden | | MD | Joey Barton |
| S1 | AM | Luis Garcia | | MD | Claudio Reyna |
| S2 | FD | Peter Crouch | | FD | Darius Vassell |
| S3 | FD | Dirk Kuyt | | FD | Bernardo Corradi |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | AM | Jermaine Pennant | S1 | FD | Georgios Samaras |
| S2 | FD | Robbie Fowler | S2 | MD | Stephen Ireland |
| S3 | FD | Craig Bellamy | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Stuart Pearce |