| Liverpool | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar | 1 | Jim Leighton | ||
| 2 | Gary Gillespie | 2 | Viv Anderson | ||
| 3 | Barry Venison | 3 | Clayton Blackmore | ||
| 4 | Steve Nicol | 4 | Steve Bruce | ||
| 5 | Ronnie Whelan | S1 | 5 | Paul McGrath | |
| 6 | Jan Molby | 6 | Mike Duxbury | ||
| 7 | Peter Beardsley | 7 | Bryan Robson | ||
| S1 | 8 | John Aldridge | S2 | 8 | Gordon Strachan |
| 9 | Ray Houghton | 9 | Brian McClair | ||
| 10 | John Barnes | 10 | Mark Hughes | ||
| S2 | 11 | Steve McMahon | 11 | Jesper Olsen | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Ian Rush | S1 | Billy Garton | ||
| S2 | Nigel Spackman | S2 | Peter Davenport | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Kenny Dalglish | Alex Ferguson | ||||