| Manchester City | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Micah Richards | S1 | DR | Fabio Aurelio |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Alvaro Arbeloa |
| DR | Javier Garrido | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Richard Dunne | | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Stephen Ireland | | MD | Xabi Alonso |
| S3 | MD | Elano | S2 | MD | Javier Mascherano |
| WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S3 | WR | Albert Riera |
| S2 | FD | Robinho | | FD | Fernando Torres |
| S1 | FD | Jo | | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Gelson Fernandes | S1 | DR | Andrea Dossena |
| S2 | FD | Ched Evans | S2 | FD | Robbie Keane |
| S3 | WR | Martin Petrov | S3 | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Mark Hughes | | | Rafael Benitez |