| international midfielder | 8.76 | Spanish international midfielder Xavi Hernandez is suspended. | ||
| defensive midfielder | 7.50 | Claude Makelele of Real Madrid is a defensive midfielder. | ||
| french midfielder | 6.71 | Liverpool is set to sign French midfielder Bruno Cheyrou. | ||
| brazilian midfielder | 5.07 | He then twice denied Brazilian midfielder Rai. | ||
| former midfielder | 4.81 | But former United midfielder Strachan was more cautious. | ||
| star midfielder | 4.61 | Ferguson also writes about his star midfielder David Beckham. | ||
| dutch midfielder | 4.48 | Dutch midfielder Wim Jonk also struck the upright. | ||
| argentine midfielder | 3.75 | Argentine midfielder Santiago Solari is doubtful with knee trouble. | ||
| veteran midfielder | 3.69 | Crippa is a veteran midfielder of Parma. | ||
| injured midfielder | 3.09 | Injured midfielder Stig Toefting also started. | ||
| key midfielder | 2.83 | Suspended are key midfielders Ze Roberto and Yildiray Basturk. | ||
| portuguese midfielder | 2.70 | Jugovic was fed by Portuguese midfielder Paulo Sousa. | ||
| german midfielder | 2.24 | Brazilian Toninho, German midfielder Uwe Bein and Yasushi Fukunaga each scored for Urawa. | ||
| attacking midfielder | 2.17 | Or does Mathis return to his old role as an attacking midfielder? | ||
| suspended midfielder | 2.17 | Norton will be without suspended midfielder Bobby Hadfield. | ||
| italian midfielder | 2.04 | Soft-spoken Italian midfielder Gianluca Zambrotta had wise words. | ||
| spanish midfielder | 2.04 | Spanish international midfielder Xavi Hernandez is suspended. | ||
| english midfielder | 1.91 | Inter already owned English midfielder Paul Ince and Argentine Javier Zanetti. | ||
| swedish midfielder | 1.71 | Swedish midfielder Tomas Brolin is a questionable starter. | ||
| danish midfielder | 1.45 | Kevin Nolan and Danish midfielder Per Frandsen scored two each. |