| Liverpool | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar | 1 | Gary Walsh | ||
| 2 | Gary Gillespie | 2 | John Sivebæk | ||
| 3 | Jim Beglin | 3 | Colin Gibson | ||
| 4 | Mark Lawrenson | 4 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 5 | Ronnie Whelan | 5 | Kevin Moran | ||
| 6 | Alan Hansen | 6 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 7 | Kenny Dalglish | 7 | Bryan Robson | ||
| 8 | Barry Venison | 8 | Gordon Strachan | ||
| 9 | Ian Rush | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 10 | Jan Molby | 10 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 11 | Steve McMahon | 11 | Jesper Olsen | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Kenny Dalglish | Alex Ferguson | ||||