| Manchester United | Watford | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Walsh | 1 | Tony Coton | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Nigel Gibbs | ||
| 3 | Mike Duxbury | S2 | 3 | Wilf Rostron | |
| 4 | Remi Moses | 4 | Kenny Jackett | ||
| 5 | Paul McGrath | 5 | Mark Morris | ||
| 6 | Kevin Moran | 6 | John McClelland | ||
| 7 | Bryan Robson | S1 | 7 | Worrell Sterling | |
| S1 | 8 | Gordon Strachan | 8 | Luther Blissett | |
| 9 | Brian McClair | 9 | Trevor Senior | ||
| 10 | Norman Whiteside | 10 | Gary Porter | ||
| S2 | 11 | Jesper Olsen | 11 | Tony Agana | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Peter Davenport | S1 | Iwan Roberts | ||
| S2 | Arthur Albiston | S2 | Richard Hill | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alex Ferguson | Dave Bassett | ||||