| Manchester City | Liverpool | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Nixon | 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar | ||
| 2 | Nicky Reid | 2 | Steve Nicol | ||
| 3 | Paul Power | 3 | Jim Beglin | ||
| 4 | Kenny Clements | 4 | Mark Lawrenson | ||
| 5 | Mick McCarthy | 5 | Ronnie Whelan | ||
| 6 | David Phillips | 6 | Alan Hansen | ||
| 7 | Jim Melrose | S1 | 7 | Paul Walsh | |
| 8 | Andy May | 8 | Craig Johnston | ||
| 9 | Gordon Davies | 9 | Ian Rush | ||
| 10 | Neil McNab | 10 | Kevin MacDonald | ||
| 11 | Clive Wilson | 11 | Steve McMahon | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Kenny Dalglish | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Billy McNeill | Kenny Dalglish | ||||