Liverpool v Manchester United, 02 March 2003
| Score | 2-0 to Liverpool |
| Referee | Paul Durkin |
| Competition | League Cup Final |
| Venue | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| Attendance | 74,500 |
View Liverpool v Manchester United head to head
Kick-off: 2.00pm.
Liverpool were appearing in their ninth final; they had previously won six and lost two.
Manchester United were appearing in the final for the fifth time; they had previously won once and lost three times.
2 Liverpool
Manager: Gerard Hullier
Goals:
| Steven Gerrard | 39 |
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| Michael Owen | 86 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Jerzy Dudek
Defender
Jamie Carragher
Defender
Stéphane Henchoz
Defender
Sami Hyypiä
(captain)
Defender
John Arne Riise
Midfielder
Steven Gerrard
Midfielder
Dietmar Hamann
Midfielder
Danny Murphy
Forward
El Hadji Diouf
Forward
Emile Heskey
Forward
Michael Owen
Substitutions:
| Milan Baroš for Emile Heskey | 61 |
| Vladimír Smicer for Milan Baroš | 89 |
| Igor Bišćan for El Hadji Diouf | 90 |
Cards:
| Stéphane Henchoz | 13 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Pegguy Arphexad
Defender
Djimi Traore
Midfielder
Igor Bišćan
Midfielder
Vladimír Smicer
Forward
Milan Baroš
0 Manchester United
Manager: Alex Ferguson
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Fabien Barthez
Goalkeeper
Wes Brown
Defender
Rio Ferdinand
Defender
Gary Neville
Defender
Mikaël Silvestre
Defender
David Beckham
Midfielder
Ryan Giggs
Midfielder
Roy Keane
Midfielder
(captain)
Paul Scholes
Midfielder
Juan Sebastian Veron
Midfielder
Ruud Van Nistelrooy
Forward
Substitutions:
| Ole Gunnar Solskjær for Wes Brown | 74 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Roy Carroll
Defender
Phil Neville
Defender
John O'Shea
Midfielder
Nicky Butt
Forward
Ole Gunnar Solskjær