| Manchester City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Williams | 1 | Gary Bailey | ||
| 2 | Andy May | 2 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 3 | Clive Wilson | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Kenny Clements | 4 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 5 | Mick McCarthy | 5 | Paul McGrath | ||
| 6 | David Phillips | 6 | Graeme Hogg | ||
| 7 | Mark Lillis | 7 | Bryan Robson | ||
| 8 | Paul Power | 8 | Gordon Strachan | ||
| S1 | 9 | Steve Kinsey | 9 | Mark Hughes | |
| 10 | Sammy McIlroy | S1 | 10 | Frank Stapleton | |
| 11 | Paul Simpson | 11 | Peter Barnes | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Jim Melrose | S1 | Alan Brazil | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Billy McNeill | Ron Atkinson | ||||