| Manchester United | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Peter Shilton | ||
| 2 | John Gidman | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Stuart Gray | ||
| 4 | Ray Wilkins | 4 | John McGovern | ||
| 5 | Gordon McQueen | 5 | Kenny Burns | ||
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | Einar Jan Aas | ||
| 7 | Steve Coppell | 7 | Trevor Francis | ||
| 8 | Garry Birtles | 8 | Peter Ward | ||
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Justin Fashanu | ||
| 10 | Lou Macari | 10 | Mark Proctor | ||
| 11 | Sammy McIlroy | 11 | John Robertson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Atkinson | Brian Clough | ||||