| Manchester United | Nottingham Forest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Steve Sutton | ||
| 2 | John Gidman | 2 | Gary Fleming | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Brett Williams | ||
| 4 | Norman Whiteside | 4 | Des Walker | ||
| 5 | Kevin Moran | 5 | Johnny Metgod | ||
| 6 | Billy Garton | 6 | Ian Bowyer | ||
| 7 | Jesper Olsen | 7 | Franz Carr | ||
| 8 | Gordon Strachan | 8 | Neil Webb | ||
| 9 | Mark Hughes | 9 | Nigel Clough | ||
| 10 | Frank Stapleton | 10 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 11 | Colin Gibson | 11 | Colin Walsh | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Atkinson | Brian Clough | ||||