| Manchester City | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Pepe Reina |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Gael Clichy | S1 | DR | Jose Enrique |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | Daniel Agger |
| S1 | DR | Matija Nastasic | | DR | Jamie Carragher |
| MD | James Milner | | MD | Steven Gerrard |
| MD | Javi Garcia | | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| S3 | MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| S2 | WR | David Silva | | AM | Stewart Downing |
| FD | Edin Dzeko | | FD | Luis Suarez |
| FD | Sergio Aguero | S2 | FD | Daniel Sturridge |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | S1 | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| S2 | DR | Maicon | S2 | MD | Joe Allen |
| S3 | MD | Samir Nasri | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Roberto Mancini | | | Brendan Rodgers |