| Manchester United | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Perry Suckling | ||
| 2 | Mike Duxbury | 2 | Ian Butterworth | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | S1 | 3 | Micky Adams | |
| S1 | 4 | Ray Wilkins | 4 | Gerry Daly | |
| 5 | Kevin Moran | 5 | Sam Allardyce | ||
| 6 | Graeme Hogg | 6 | Steve Jacobs | ||
| 7 | Paul McGrath | 7 | Dave Bennett | ||
| 8 | Remi Moses | 8 | Ashley Grimes | ||
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Mick Ferguson | ||
| 10 | Mark Hughes | 10 | Micky Gynn | ||
| 11 | Arthur Graham | 11 | Nicky Platnauer | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Norman Whiteside | S1 | Terry Gibson | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Atkinson | Bobby Gould | ||||