| Manchester City | Sheffield United | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tony Coton | GK | Alan Kelly | ||
| DR | Andy Hill | DR | Kevin Gage | ||
| DR | Terry Phelan | DR | David Tuttle | ||
| DR | David Brightwell | DR | Paul Beesley | ||
| DR | Alan Kernaghan | DR | Brian Gayle | ||
| MD | Michel Vonk | MD | Paul Rogers | ||
| MD | Steve McMahon | MD | John Gannon | ||
| AM | David Rocastle | AM | Dane Whitehouse | ||
| AM | Steffen Karl | AM | Franz Carr | ||
| FD | Paul Walsh | FD | Jostein Flo | ||
| S1 | FD | Uwe Rosler | FD | Nathan Blake | |
| Substitute | Substitute | ||||
| S1 | Carl Griffiths | ||||
| Manager | Manager | ||||
| Brian Horton | Dave Bassett | ||||