| Manchester City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perry Suckling | 1 | Chris Turner | ||
| 2 | John Gidman | 2 | John Sivebæk | ||
| 3 | Clive Wilson | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Kenny Clements | 4 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 5 | Mick McCarthy | 5 | Paul McGrath | ||
| 6 | Steve Redmond | 6 | Graeme Hogg | ||
| 7 | David White | 7 | Bryan Robson | ||
| 8 | Neil McNab | 8 | Remi Moses | ||
| 9 | Imre Varadi | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| S1 | 10 | Tony Grealish | 10 | Peter Davenport | |
| 11 | Paul Simpson | 11 | Peter Barnes | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Brightwell | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Jimmy Frizzell | Ron Atkinson | ||||