| Manchester United | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Hans van Breukelen | ||
| S1 | 2 | Mike Duxbury | 2 | Viv Anderson | |
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Kenny Swain | ||
| 4 | Ray Wilkins | 4 | Colin Todd | ||
| 5 | Kevin Moran | 5 | Paul Hart | ||
| 6 | Gordon McQueen | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Bryan Robson | 7 | Colin Walsh | ||
| 8 | Arnold Muhren | 8 | Ian Wallace | ||
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Garry Birtles | ||
| 10 | Norman Whiteside | 10 | Steve Hodge | ||
| 11 | Arthur Graham | 11 | Peter Davenport | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Lou Macari | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Atkinson | Brian Clough | ||||