| Arsenal | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lukic | 1 | Chris Turner | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 3 | Kenny Sansom | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Stewart Robson | 4 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 5 | David O'Leary | 5 | Paul McGrath | ||
| 6 | Tony Adams | 6 | Kevin Moran | ||
| S1 | 7 | David Rocastle | 7 | Gordon Strachan | |
| 8 | Paul Davis | 8 | Clayton Blackmore | ||
| 9 | Niall Quinn | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 10 | Charlie Nicholas | 10 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 11 | Graham Rix | S1 | 11 | Colin Gibson | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Martin Hayes | S1 | Jesper Olsen | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| George Graham | Ron Atkinson | ||||