| Manchester United | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | George Wood | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | John Devine | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Kenny Sansom | ||
| 4 | Sammy McIlroy | 4 | Brian Talbot | ||
| 5 | Nikola Jovanovic | 5 | Steve Walford | ||
| 6 | Kevin Moran | 6 | Willie Young | ||
| 7 | Ashley Grimes | 7 | John Hollins | ||
| 8 | Steve Coppell | 8 | Alan Sunderland | ||
| 9 | Joe Jordan | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 10 | Mike Duxbury | 10 | Steve Gatting | ||
| 11 | Mickey Thomas | 11 | Graham Rix | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Terry Neill | ||||