| Manchester United | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Turner | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | John Sivebæk | 2 | Brian Borrows | ||
| 3 | Arthur Albiston | 3 | Greg Downs | ||
| 4 | Norman Whiteside | 4 | Lloyd McGrath | ||
| 5 | Paul McGrath | 5 | Steve Sedgley | ||
| 6 | Graeme Hogg | 6 | Trevor Peake | ||
| S1 | 7 | Bryan Robson | 7 | Dave Bennett | |
| 8 | Gordon Strachan | 8 | David Phillips | ||
| 9 | Frank Stapleton | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| 10 | Peter Davenport | 10 | Dean Emerson | ||
| 11 | Jesper Olsen | 11 | Nick Pickering | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Remi Moses | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Ron Atkinson | George Curtis | ||||