| Manchester United | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | George Wood | ||
| 2 | John Gidman | 2 | John Hollins | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Kenny Sansom | ||
| 4 | Ray Wilkins | 4 | Brian Talbot | ||
| 5 | Kevin Moran | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | Martin Buchan | 6 | Chris Whyte | ||
| 7 | Bryan Robson | S1 | 7 | Paul Vaessen | |
| 8 | Garry Birtles | 8 | Alan Sunderland | ||
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Paul Davis | ||
| 10 | Mike Duxbury | 10 | Peter Nicholas | ||
| 11 | Steve Coppell | 11 | Graham Rix | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Raphael Meade | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Atkinson | Terry Neill | ||||