| Liverpool | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar | 1 | Chris Turner | ||
| 2 | Sammy Lee | 2 | John Gidman | ||
| 3 | Jim Beglin | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Mark Lawrenson | 4 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 5 | Ronnie Whelan | 5 | Paul McGrath | ||
| 6 | Alan Hansen | 6 | Kevin Moran | ||
| S1 | 7 | Paul Walsh | 7 | John Sivebæk | |
| 8 | Craig Johnston | 8 | Terry Gibson | ||
| 9 | Ian Rush | 9 | Mark Hughes | ||
| 10 | Jan Molby | 10 | Colin Gibson | ||
| 11 | Gary Gillespie | S1 | 11 | Jesper Olsen | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | John Wark | S1 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Kenny Dalglish | Ron Atkinson | ||||