“Another epic home FA Cup match and we couldn’t ask for more”, added the Croatian.
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The ties will be played in Wembley on the 23 and 24 of April, a blockbuster FA Cup weekend.
Watford knocked out holders Arsenal with a 2-1 victory at Emirates Stadium and will meet Crystal Palace, who beat Reading in the last eight.
It is Chelsea on Saturday and though it will be a very hard game as always at Stamford Bridge, I really think that West Ham have nothing to fear from them.
Dimitri Payet of West Ham United scores his sides first goal during the The FA Cup match between Manchester United and West Ham United at Old Trafford, Manchester, England on 13 March 2016.
There were two moments of controversy in the game – first was when Payet was denied a penalty after he was fouled by Marcos Rojo in the box, secondly was Bastian Schweinsteiger blocking the West Ham goalkeeper in the build-up t Martial’s equaliser. We talk a lot about how to start the game and starting it strong and now we turn out attention back to Liverpool.
With double figures for goals in all competitions this season and seven assists, the fact that West Ham advanced as far as they have in the FA Cup and within touching distance of the Premier League Top Four has much to do with Payet’s mercurial form.
“A dive? Come on”, the West Ham boss said.
I would have preferred Watford or Palace, but despite Romelu Lukaku, we have still managed a win and a draw against them this season, so we should be confident of beating anyone.
The two teams are separated by just two points in the Premier League table, with the Hammers holding an advantage over the Red Devils as they both chase down Manchester City who are in fourth.
“Payet was, more or less, diving”, Van Gaal told reporters after the quarter-final at Old Trafford.
United will now have a replay at what will be the last Cup tie to be staged at West Ham’s Boleyn Ground in the Londoners’ final season there before they move to the Olympic Stadium.
“But then he said we are playing Man United away and it’s a good thing that we’re disappointed that we’ve only got a draw”.
“In the second half we were the better team, they scored a free-kick, we are behind and have also played against WBA and Liverpool this week and lost”.
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“With greatest respect to all clubs Manchester United is Manchester United, ideal game for such an historic occasion”, Bilic said last month.
