| Manchester United | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Bailey | 1 | Perry Suckling | ||
| 2 | John Sivebæk | 2 | Nicky Reid | ||
| 3 | Colin Gibson | 3 | Clive Wilson | ||
| 4 | Mike Duxbury | 4 | Kenny Clements | ||
| 5 | Paul McGrath | 5 | Mick McCarthy | ||
| 6 | Kevin Moran | 6 | Ian Brightwell | ||
| 7 | Bryan Robson | 7 | Graham Baker | ||
| S1 | 8 | Gordon Strachan | 8 | Neil McNab | |
| 9 | Norman Whiteside | 9 | Imre Varadi | ||
| 10 | Terry Gibson | S1 | 10 | Paul Moulden | |
| 11 | Liam O'Brien | 11 | Paul Simpson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Peter Davenport | S1 | Steve Redmond | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alex Ferguson | Jimmy Frizzell | ||||