| Arsenal | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lukic | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | John Gidman | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Steve Williams | 4 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | S1 | 5 | Kevin Moran | |
| 6 | Tommy Caton | 6 | Graeme Hogg | ||
| 7 | Stewart Robson | 7 | Paul McGrath | ||
| S1 | 8 | Paul Davis | 8 | Gordon Strachan | |
| 9 | Paul Mariner | 9 | Mark Hughes | ||
| 10 | Tony Woodcock | 10 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 11 | Charlie Nicholas | 11 | Jesper Olsen | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Brian Talbot | S1 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Don Howe | Ron Atkinson | ||||