| Manchester United | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Eamonn Deacy | ||
| 4 | Sammy McIlroy | 4 | Allan Evans | ||
| 5 | Nikola Jovanovic | 5 | Ken McNaught | ||
| 6 | Kevin Moran | 6 | Dennis Mortimer | ||
| 7 | Mike Duxbury | 7 | Des Bremner | ||
| 8 | Steve Coppell | 8 | Gary Shaw | ||
| 9 | Joe Jordan | 9 | Peter Withe | ||
| S1 | 10 | Lou Macari | 10 | Gordon Cowans | |
| 11 | Mickey Thomas | 11 | Tony Morley | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Jimmy Greenhoff | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Ron Saunders | ||||