| Liverpool | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Phil Neal | 2 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 3 | Alan Kennedy | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Mark Lawrenson | 4 | Ray Wilkins | ||
| 5 | Steve Nicol | 5 | Kevin Moran | ||
| 6 | Alan Hansen | S1 | 6 | Gordon McQueen | |
| S1 | 7 | Kenny Dalglish | 7 | Remi Moses | |
| 8 | Sammy Lee | 8 | Arnold Muhren | ||
| 9 | Ian Rush | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 10 | Craig Johnston | 10 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 11 | Graeme Souness | 11 | Arthur Graham | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | David Hodgson | S1 | Garth Crooks | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Joe Fagan | Ron Atkinson | ||||