| Manchester United | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Chris Turner | ||
| 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | 2 | Joe Hinnigan | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Joe Bolton | ||
| 4 | Sammy McIlroy | 4 | Sam Allardyce | ||
| 5 | Nikola Jovanovic | 5 | Shaun Elliott | ||
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | Claudio Marangoni | ||
| 7 | Steve Coppell | 7 | Gordon Chisholm | ||
| 8 | Jimmy Greenhoff | 8 | Kevin Arnott | ||
| 9 | Andy Ritchie | 9 | John Hawley | ||
| 10 | Lou Macari | 10 | Alan Brown | ||
| 11 | Mickey Thomas | 11 | Stan Cummins | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Dave Sexton | Ken Knighton | ||||