| Arsenal | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Jennings | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Stewart Robson | 2 | John Gidman | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Brian Talbot | 4 | Ray Wilkins | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Kevin Moran | ||
| 6 | Colin Hill | 6 | Gordon McQueen | ||
| S1 | 7 | Brian McDermott | 7 | Bryan Robson | |
| 8 | Paul Davis | 8 | Arnold Muhren | ||
| 9 | Tony Woodcock | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 10 | Charlie Nicholas | 10 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 11 | Graham Rix | S1 | 11 | Arthur Graham | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Alan Sunderland | S1 | Remi Moses | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Terry Neill | Ron Atkinson | ||||