| Arsenal | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Jennings | 1 | Paddy Roche | ||
| 2 | Pat Rice | 2 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 3 | Sammy Nelson | 3 | Stewart Houston | ||
| 4 | David Price | 4 | Brian Greenhoff | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Gordon McQueen | ||
| 6 | Willie Young | 6 | Martin Buchan | ||
| 7 | Liam Brady | 7 | Steve Coppell | ||
| 8 | Alan Sunderland | 8 | Jimmy Greenhoff | ||
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Joe Jordan | ||
| S1 | 10 | Steve Walford | 10 | Lou Macari | |
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | Sammy McIlroy | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Mark Heeley | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Dave Sexton | ||||