| Manchester United | Aston Villa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Jimmy Rimmer | ||
| 2 | John Gidman | 2 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Colin Gibson | ||
| 4 | Ray Wilkins | 4 | Allan Evans | ||
| 5 | Kevin Moran | 5 | Andy Blair | ||
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | Dennis Mortimer | ||
| 7 | Bryan Robson | 7 | Des Bremner | ||
| S1 | 8 | Garry Birtles | 8 | David Geddis | |
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Peter Withe | ||
| 10 | Mike Duxbury | 10 | Gordon Cowans | ||
| 11 | Steve Coppell | 11 | Terry Bullivant | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Scott McGarvey | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Atkinson | Ron Saunders | ||||