| Liverpool | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ray Clemence | 1 | Paddy Roche | ||
| 2 | Phil Neal | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | ||
| 3 | Joey Jones | 3 | Stewart Houston | ||
| 4 | Phil Thompson | S1 | 4 | Tommy Jackson | |
| 5 | Brian Hall | 5 | Brian Greenhoff | ||
| 6 | Emlyn Hughes | 6 | Martin Buchan | ||
| 7 | Kevin Keegan | 7 | Steve Coppell | ||
| 8 | Ray Kennedy | 8 | Sammy McIlroy | ||
| 9 | Steve Heighway | 9 | Stuart Pearson | ||
| 10 | John Toshack | 10 | Lou Macari | ||
| 11 | Ian Callaghan | 11 | Gerry Daly | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | David McCreery | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Bob Paisley | Tommy Docherty | ||||