| Arsenal | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Jennings | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Pat Rice | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | ||
| 3 | Sammy Nelson | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Brian Talbot | 4 | Sammy McIlroy | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Gordon McQueen | ||
| 6 | Willie Young | 6 | Martin Buchan | ||
| S1 | 7 | Steve Gatting | S1 | 7 | Steve Coppell |
| 8 | Alan Sunderland | 8 | Ray Wilkins | ||
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Joe Jordan | ||
| 10 | John Hollins | 10 | Lou Macari | ||
| 11 | Graham Rix | 11 | Mickey Thomas | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Steve Walford | S1 | Steve Paterson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Dave Sexton | ||||