| Liverpool | Arsenal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Hooper | 1 | John Lukic | ||
| 2 | Gary Gillespie | 2 | Nigel Winterburn | ||
| S1 | 3 | Mark Lawrenson | 3 | Kenny Sansom | |
| 4 | Steve Nicol | 4 | Steve Williams | ||
| 5 | Ronnie Whelan | S1 | 5 | Gus Caesar | |
| 6 | Alan Hansen | 6 | Tony Adams | ||
| 7 | Peter Beardsley | S2 | 7 | David Rocastle | |
| 8 | John Aldridge | 8 | Martin Hayes | ||
| 9 | Ray Houghton | 9 | Alan Smith | ||
| 10 | John Barnes | 10 | Niall Quinn | ||
| 11 | Steve McMahon | 11 | Kevin Richardson | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Nigel Spackman | S1 | Michael Thomas | ||
| S2 | Perry Groves | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Kenny Dalglish | George Graham | ||||