| Manchester United | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Pears | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | Mike Duxbury | 2 | Kirk Stephens | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Stuart Pearce | ||
| 4 | Remi Moses | 4 | Dave Bowman | ||
| 5 | Gordon McQueen | 5 | Brian Kilcline | ||
| 6 | Paul McGrath | 6 | Trevor Peake | ||
| S1 | 7 | Bryan Robson | S1 | 7 | Dave Bennett |
| 8 | Gordon Strachan | 8 | Lloyd McGrath | ||
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Bob Latchford | ||
| 10 | Mark Hughes | 10 | Terry Gibson | ||
| 11 | Arnold Muhren | 11 | Micky Adams | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Alan Brazil | S1 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Atkinson | Don Mackay | ||||