| Manchester United | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Chris Turner | ||
| 2 | Mike Duxbury | 2 | Jimmy Nicholl | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Barry Venison | ||
| 4 | Remi Moses | 4 | Ian Atkins | ||
| 5 | Kevin Moran | 5 | Gordon Chisholm | ||
| 6 | Gordon McQueen | 6 | Shaun Elliott | ||
| 7 | Bryan Robson | 7 | Colin West | ||
| 8 | Arnold Muhren | 8 | Gary Rowell | ||
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Frank Worthington | ||
| 10 | Norman Whiteside | 10 | Nick Pickering | ||
| 11 | Steve Coppell | 11 | Stan Cummins | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Atkinson | Alan Durban | ||||