| Manchester United | Sunderland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Chris Turner | ||
| S1 | 2 | John Gidman | 2 | Barry Venison | |
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Nick Pickering | ||
| 4 | Norman Whiteside | 4 | Gary Bennett | ||
| 5 | Paul McGrath | 5 | Gordon Chisholm | ||
| 6 | Kevin Moran | S1 | 6 | Shaun Elliott | |
| 7 | Bryan Robson | 7 | Peter Daniel | ||
| 8 | Gordon Strachan | 8 | Ian Wallace | ||
| 9 | Mark Hughes | 9 | David Hodgson | ||
| 10 | Alan Brazil | 10 | Stan Cummins | ||
| 11 | Jesper Olsen | 11 | Clive Walker | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Mike Duxbury | S1 | Howard Gayle | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Atkinson | Len Ashurst | ||||