| Manchester United | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Chris Turner | ||
| 2 | Mike Duxbury | 2 | Barry Venison | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Nick Pickering | ||
| 4 | Ray Wilkins | 4 | Ian Atkins | ||
| S1 | 5 | Kevin Moran | 5 | Gordon Chisholm | |
| 6 | Graeme Hogg | 6 | Shaun Elliott | ||
| 7 | Bryan Robson | 7 | Paul Bracewell | ||
| 8 | Arnold Muhren | 8 | Gary Rowell | ||
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Lee Chapman | ||
| 10 | Norman Whiteside | 10 | Mark Proctor | ||
| 11 | Remi Moses | S1 | 11 | Leighton James | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Arthur Graham | S1 | Colin West | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Atkinson | Alan Durban | ||||