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