| Coventry City | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | 1 | Gary Walsh | ||
| 2 | David Phillips | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Greg Downs | S1 | 3 | Arthur Albiston | |
| 4 | Lloyd McGrath | 4 | Remi Moses | ||
| 5 | Graham Rodger | 5 | Paul McGrath | ||
| 6 | Trevor Peake | 6 | Kevin Moran | ||
| 7 | Dave Bennett | 7 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 8 | Steve Sedgley | 8 | Gordon Strachan | ||
| 9 | Keith Houchen | 9 | Brian McClair | ||
| S1 | 10 | David Speedie | 10 | Norman Whiteside | |
| 11 | Nick Pickering | S2 | 11 | Jesper Olsen | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Cyrille Regis | S1 | Colin Gibson | ||
| S2 | Peter Davenport | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| John Sillett | Alex Ferguson | ||||