| Coventry City | Manchester City | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Steve Ogrizovic | GK | Tony Coton | ||
| DR | Brian Borrows | DR | Richard Edghill | ||
| DR | Steve Morgan | DR | Terry Phelan | ||
| DR | Peter Atherton | DR | Alan Kernaghan | ||
| DR | Phil Babb | DR | Michel Vonk | ||
| MD | David Rennie | MD | David Rocastle | ||
| MD | Julian Darby | MD | Steve McMahon | ||
| MD | Sean Flynn | S1 | MD | Steve Lomas | |
| FD | John Williams | FD | Carl Shutt | ||
| FD | Peter Ndlovu | S2 | FD | Carl Griffiths | |
| S1 | FD | Micky Quinn | FD | Mike Sheron | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | MD | Leigh Jenkinson | S1 | MD | Fitzroy Simpson |
| FD | S2 | FD | Adie Mike | ||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Phil Neal | Brian Horton | ||||