| Manchester United | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Les Sealey | ||
| 2 | John Gidman | 2 | Danny Thomas | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Brian Roberts | ||
| 4 | Ray Wilkins | 4 | Steve Jacobs | ||
| 5 | Kevin Moran | 5 | Paul Dyson | ||
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | Gary Gillespie | ||
| S1 | 7 | Bryan Robson | 7 | Steve Whitton | |
| 8 | Garry Birtles | 8 | Gerry Francis | ||
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Mark Hateley | ||
| 10 | Remi Moses | 10 | Tommy English | ||
| 11 | Steve Coppell | 11 | Ian Butterworth | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Mike Duxbury | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Atkinson | Dave Sexton | ||||