| Sunderland | Manchester United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Norman | 1 | Les Sealey | ||
| 2 | John Kay | 2 | Denis Irwin | ||
| 3 | Reuben Agboola | S2 | 3 | Mal Donaghy | |
| 4 | Gary Bennett | 4 | Steve Bruce | ||
| 5 | Kevin Ball | 5 | Mike Phelan | ||
| 6 | Gary Owers | 6 | Gary Pallister | ||
| S1 | 7 | Paul Bracewell | 7 | Neil Webb | |
| 8 | Gordon Armstrong | 8 | Paul Ince | ||
| 9 | Peter Davenport | 9 | Brian McClair | ||
| S2 | 10 | Marco Gabbiadini | S1 | 10 | Mark Hughes |
| 11 | Paul Hardyman | 11 | Clayton Blackmore | ||
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Kieron Brady | S1 | Mark Robins | ||
| S2 | Thomas Hauser | S2 | Russell Beardsmore | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Denis Smith | Alex Ferguson | ||||