| Arsenal | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Lukasz Fabianski | S3 | GK | Shay Given |
| DR | Bacary Sagna | S1 | DR | Wayne Bridge |
| DR | Gael Clichy | | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| DR | Mikael Silvestre | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| DR | Sol Campbell | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| MD | Abou Diaby | | MD | Gareth Barry |
| S1 | MD | Tomas Rosicky | S2 | MD | Patrick Vieira |
| MD | Samir Nasri | | MD | Nigel de Jong |
| MD | Alex Song | | AM | Adam Johnson |
| S2 | WR | Theo Walcott | | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| FD | Robin van Persie | | FD | Craig Bellamy |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Emmanuel Eboue | S1 | DR | Micah Richards |
| S2 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner | S2 | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| | | S3 | GK | Gunnar Nielsen |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Arsene Wenger | | | Roberto Mancini |