| Manchester City | Arsenal |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Lukasz Fabianski |
| DR | Micah Richards | | DR | Bacary Sagna |
| DR | Jerome Boateng | | DR | Gael Clichy |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Sebastien Squillaci |
| DR | Dedryck Boyata | | DR | Johan Djourou |
| MD | James Milner | S3 | MD | Cesc Fabregas |
| S3 | MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Samir Nasri |
| MD | Nigel de Jong | | MD | Denilson |
| S1 | MD | Yaya Toure | | MD | Alex Song |
| WR | David Silva | S1 | FD | Andrey Arshavin |
| S2 | FD | Carlos Tevez | S2 | FD | Marouane Chamakh |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Wayne Bridge | S1 | MD | Tomas Rosicky |
| S2 | FD | Emmanuel Adebayor | S2 | FD | Nicklas Bendtner |
| S3 | FD | Mario Balotelli | S3 | WR | Theo Walcott |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Arsene Wenger |