| Liverpool | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Grobbelaar | 1 | Andy Dibble | ||
| 2 | Glenn Hysen | 2 | Paul Lake | ||
| 3 | David Burrows | 3 | Andy Hinchcliffe | ||
| 4 | Steve Nicol | 4 | Ian Bishop | ||
| 5 | Ronnie Whelan | 5 | Brian Gayle | ||
| 6 | Alan Hansen | 6 | Steve Redmond | ||
| 7 | Peter Beardsley | S1 | 7 | David Oldfield | |
| 8 | Barry Venison | 8 | Clive Allen | ||
| 9 | Ian Rush | 9 | Trevor Morley | ||
| 10 | John Barnes | 10 | Neil McNab | ||
| 11 | Steve McMahon | 11 | Nigel Gleghorn | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | David White | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Kenny Dalglish | Mel Machin | ||||