| Manchester City | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Shay Given | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Wayne Bridge | | DR | Emiliano Insua |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| S2 | MD | Stephen Ireland | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Javier Mascherano |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| AM | Adam Johnson | S1 | AM | Maxi Rodriguez |
| S1 | WR | Shaun Wright-Phillips | S2 | WR | Ryan Babel |
| FD | Emmanuel Adebayor | S3 | FD | Dirk Kuyt |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | FD | Craig Bellamy | S1 | MD | Yossi Benayoun |
| S2 | MD | Abdisalam Ibrahim | S2 | FD | Fernando Torres |
| | | S3 | MD | Alberto Aquilani |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Rafael Benitez |