| Manchester United | Coventry City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Turner | 1 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 2 | Viv Anderson | 2 | Brian Borrows | ||
| 3 | Mike Duxbury | 3 | Greg Downs | ||
| 4 | Steve Bruce | 4 | Lloyd McGrath | ||
| S1 | 5 | Liam O'Brien | 5 | Brian Kilcline | |
| 6 | Graeme Hogg | 6 | Trevor Peake | ||
| 7 | Bryan Robson | 7 | Steve Sedgley | ||
| 8 | Gordon Strachan | S1 | 8 | David Phillips | |
| 9 | Brian McClair | 9 | Cyrille Regis | ||
| 10 | Norman Whiteside | 10 | David Speedie | ||
| 11 | Jesper Olsen | 11 | Micky Gynn | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Arthur Albiston | S1 | David Smith | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Alex Ferguson | John Sillett | ||||