| Liverpool | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Manuel Almunia |
| DR | Steve Finnan | | DR | Bacary Sagna |
| DR | John Arne Riise | S2 | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Sami Hyypia | S3 | DR | Emmanuel Eboue |
| DR | Jamie Carragher | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | | DR | William Gallas |
| S3 | MD | Xabi Alonso | | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| MD | Javier Mascherano | S1 | MD | Tomas Rosicky |
| S1 | FD | Fernando Torres | | MD | Mathieu Flamini |
| S2 | FD | Andriy Voronin | | AM | Alexander Hleb |
| FD | Dirk Kuyt | | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Peter Crouch | S1 | WR | Theo Walcott |
| S2 | MD | Yossi Benayoun | S2 | MD | Gilberto Silva |
| S3 | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa | S3 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Rafael Benitez | | | Arsene Wenger |