| Nottingham Forest | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Sutton | 1 | Chris Turner | ||
| 2 | Gary Fleming | 2 | John Sivebæk | ||
| 3 | Stuart Pearce | 3 | Arthur Albiston | ||
| 4 | Des Walker | 4 | Norman Whiteside | ||
| 5 | Johnny Metgod | 5 | Paul McGrath | ||
| 6 | Ian Bowyer | 6 | Kevin Moran | ||
| 7 | Franz Carr | 7 | Bryan Robson | ||
| 8 | Neil Webb | 8 | Gordon Strachan | ||
| 9 | Nigel Clough | 9 | Frank Stapleton | ||
| 10 | Garry Birtles | 10 | Peter Davenport | ||
| 11 | David Campbell | 11 | Jesper Olsen | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Clough | Ron Atkinson | ||||