| Liverpool | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar | 1 | John Lukic | ||
| 2 | Phil Neal | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Alan Kennedy | 3 | Kenny Sansom | ||
| 4 | Gary Gillespie | 4 | Brian Talbot | ||
| 5 | Steve Nicol | 5 | David O'Leary | ||
| 6 | Alan Hansen | 6 | Tony Adams | ||
| 7 | Kenny Dalglish | 7 | Stewart Robson | ||
| 8 | Ronnie Whelan | 8 | Steve Williams | ||
| 9 | Ian Rush | 9 | Paul Mariner | ||
| 10 | Kevin MacDonald | 10 | Raphael Meade | ||
| 11 | John Wark | S1 | 11 | Ian Allinson | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Charlie Nicholas | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Joe Fagan | Don Howe | ||||