The draw which was held on Monday night, will also see Everton square off against either Manchester United or West Ham United in the other semi-final.
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Smalling has now urged Louis van Gaal’s men to put the blow behind them and focus on overcoming Liverpool in the Europa League.
United started with an attacking instinct but it was Victor Moses for West Ham who had a real chance to open the scoring but De Gea made a great save.
Payet equalised with a tremendous free-kick shortly after he escaped punishment and Smalling was unhappy with referee Martin Atkinson.
The strike cancelled out Dimitri Payet’s stunning free-kick at Old Trafford and secured a 1-1 draw, meaning a replay in east London will now decide who progresses to Wembley.
United’s luck seemed to be out, but Martial threw them a lifeline with his late goal.
Just as things were looking good for West Ham, Anthony Martial stepped forward to turn a wonderful cross by Herrera into the goal to bring United back into the tie. “The 9500 fans were terrific. dg” – West Ham co-owner David Gold.
Smalling agreed with Van Gaal that the Frenchman should have been sent off, saying: ‘I think if they’re not going to give a penalty, then it has got to be diving, really, hasn’t it?
Mark Noble: The West Ham captain controlled the midfield in the first half, breaking up United and playing a key role for the visitors. “Look – they had some and we had some – but the referee is there to make the calls”.
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“I don’t think it was a foul for their goal – it was”, he said. “I don’t want to spoil the game talking about the referees – overall, he did a good job, but there have been a couple of situations, crucial ones, that have gone against us”.
