| Manchester City | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | GK | Jens Lehmann | ||
| DR | Micah Richards | DR | Bacary Sagna | ||
| DR | Michael Ball | DR | Gael Clichy | ||
| DR | Vedran Corluka | DR | Philippe Senderos | ||
| DR | Richard Dunne | DR | William Gallas | ||
| S3 | MD | Stephen Ireland | MD | Abou Diaby | |
| MD | Elano | MD | Cesc Fabregas | ||
| S2 | MD | Didi Hamann | MD | Mathieu Flamini | |
| MD | Gelson Fernandes | S1 | AM | Alexander Hleb | |
| WR | Martin Petrov | FD | Eduardo | ||
| S1 | FD | Daniel Sturridge | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | FD | Darius Vassell | S1 | DR | Justin Hoyte |
| S2 | MD | Geovanni | |||
| S3 | FD | Emile Mpenza | |||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Sven-Goran Eriksson | Arsene Wenger | ||||