| Liverpool | Manchester City |
|---|
| GK | Pepe Reina | | GK | Joe Hart |
| DR | Glen Johnson | | DR | Pablo Zabaleta |
| S2 | DR | Martin Kelly | | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov |
| DR | Sebastian Coates | | DR | Vincent Kompany |
| DR | Martin Skrtel | | DR | Kolo Toure |
| MD | Steven Gerrard | S3 | MD | James Milner |
| S1 | MD | Lucas Leiva | S1 | MD | Samir Nasri |
| MD | Joe Allen | | MD | Nigel de Jong |
| WR | Raheem Sterling | | MD | Yaya Toure |
| FD | Luis Suarez | | FD | Carlos Tevez |
| S3 | FD | Fabio Borini | S2 | FD | Mario Balotelli |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | Jonjo Shelvey | S1 | MD | Jack Rodwell |
| S2 | DR | Jose Enrique | S2 | FD | Edin Dzeko |
| S3 | FD | Andy Carroll | S3 | WR | David Silva |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Brendan Rodgers | | | Roberto Mancini |