| Liverpool | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Phil Neal | 2 | John Gidman | ||
| S1 | 3 | Alan Kennedy | 3 | Arthur Albiston | |
| 4 | Mark Lawrenson | 4 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 5 | Steve Nicol | 5 | Paul McGrath | ||
| 6 | Alan Hansen | 6 | Graeme Hogg | ||
| 7 | Kenny Dalglish | 7 | Bryan Robson | ||
| 8 | Ronnie Whelan | 8 | Gordon Strachan | ||
| 9 | Ian Rush | 9 | Mark Hughes | ||
| 10 | Kevin MacDonald | 10 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 11 | John Wark | 11 | Jesper Olsen | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Paul Walsh | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Joe Fagan | Ron Atkinson | ||||