| Manchester City | Liverpool |
|---|
| GK | Joe Hart | | GK | Simon Mignolet |
| DR | Pablo Zabaleta | | DR | Glen Johnson |
| DR | Aleksandar Kolarov | | DR | Aly Cissokho |
| DR | Vincent Kompany | | DR | Mamadou Sakho |
| DR | Joleon Lescott | | DR | Martin Skrtel |
| S1 | MD | Samir Nasri | | WR | Raheem Sterling |
| MD | Fernandinho | S1 | MD | Philippe Coutinho |
| MD | Yaya Toure | | MD | Jordan Henderson |
| WR | Jesus Navas | S2 | MD | Lucas Leiva |
| S3 | WR | David Silva | | MD | Joe Allen |
| S2 | FD | Alvaro Negredo | | FD | Luis Suarez |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
| S1 | MD | James Milner | S1 | AM | Victor Moses |
| S2 | FD | Edin Dzeko | S2 | FD | Iago Aspas |
| S3 | MD | Javi Garcia | | | |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | Manuel Pellegrini | | | Brendan Rodgers |