| Manchester City | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Williams | 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar | ||
| 2 | Ray Ranson | 2 | Phil Neal | ||
| 3 | Paul Power | 3 | Alan Kennedy | ||
| 4 | Nicky Reid | 4 | Mark Lawrenson | ||
| 5 | Kevin Bond | 5 | Ronnie Whelan | ||
| 6 | Tommy Caton | 6 | Alan Hansen | ||
| 7 | Steve Kinsey | 7 | Kenny Dalglish | ||
| 8 | Kevin Reeves | 8 | Sammy Lee | ||
| 9 | David Cross | 9 | David Fairclough | ||
| 10 | Asa Hartford | 10 | Craig Johnston | ||
| S1 | 11 | Graham Baker | 11 | Graeme Souness | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Andy May | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Benson | Bob Paisley | ||||