Summary

  • Arsenal through to semi-finals

  • Welbeck scores winner against old club

  • Di Maria sent off after grabbing referee

  • Semi-final draw: Bradford/Reading v Arsenal; Aston Villa v Liverpool/Blackburn

  1. Join the debate at #bbcfacuppublished at 21:01 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Andrew Thatcher: #Arsenal fans must question why many players like Walcott, the Ox, Ramsey, and Wilshere spend more time injured rather than playing

    Paul Collins: Marcos Rojo is the best defender in the world... at passing back to his own goalie. Wow.

  2. Postpublished at 21:01 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Arsenal on top since the break I reckon. Every time it comes to Danny Welbeck the move breaks down though. He's struggled on his Old Trafford return.

  3. Postpublished at 20:59 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    The crowd getting edgy now. The 100mph tempo of the first half has slowed to more like 70, but the mistakes keep coming in midfield. Olivier Giroud is warming up for Arsenal, can he get on and replace Danny Welbeck maybe?

  4. Postpublished at 20:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Phil Neville
    BBC Radio 5 live

    "Good save from De Gea in the end. Composed goalkeeping as it just took a deflection from Alexis Sanchez's shot."

  5. Postpublished at 20:58 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Oooh, dreadful touch from Chris Smalling opens the back door and Santi Cazorla dives through it. He runs in on goal and finds Alexis Sanchez on his left. Sanchez shoots but it takes a big floaty deflection and is easy for David De Gea.

  6. Join the debate at #bbcfacuppublished at 20:57 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Shane Daly: This game will have a later winner, hopefully it will be a United goal.

    Martin McNamara: Pundits are saying this is an entertaining game? Well if you like pub football where no-one can string 5 passes together!

    Lawrence Brooks: Phil Jones coming on to take the set pieces #philosophy

  7. Text us on 81111published at 20:57 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    John in Doncaster: "For the first time in ages, Arsenal have a better bench than Man Utd."

  8. Postpublished at 20:57 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Danny Murphy
    BBC One

    Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain leaves the field injuredImage source, Getty Images

    "I have some sympathy for Oxlade-Chamberlain. He never seems to stay in the team long enough because of injuries. He showed in the first half what he is capable of."

  9. Postpublished at 20:55 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Wayne Rooney has been finding himself all over the field in recent weeks when operating as a midfielder, but he's done all of his work in the Arsenal half this evening. It's paid dividends so far...

    Rooney touches
  10. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 20:55 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Aaron Ramsey is on for the stricken Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Theo Walcott is also warming up.

  11. Postpublished at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain stretches and twang goes the hamstring, Marcos Rojo finds Wayne Rooney and heads wide on the stretch. Oxlade-Chamberlain is done here I reckon. You can't run off a torn hamstring.

  12. Postpublished at 20:53 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Phil Neville
    BBC Radio 5 live

    "With Phil Jones going in to centre defence it gives more speed in that central area. United struggled a couple of times in the first half when Arsenal played ball in to that central area."

  13. Postpublished at 20:53 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Michael Carrick's first rangefinder is bang on the money, an arcing 45-yard pass out to Ashley Young on the wing. Hector Bellerin in a mess under it, as comfortable as Monty Panesar taking a steepling catch at long on.

    Bellerin misses it altogether and he's lucky that Young doesn't take advantage.

  14. Postpublished at 20:51 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Phil Neville
    BBC Radio 5 live

    "I think the change in midfield is tactical. Herrera was struggling up against Cazorla a couple of times in that first half. I think it must be an injury to Luke Shaw, there was nothing to suggest he was struggling through poor form."

  15. Postpublished at 20:51 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Angel Di Maria earns a nice round of applause after beating two men on the wing. This is the best he's played for a while. The crowd start the second half a bit quiet, that first 45 was pretty taxing on the old vocal cords though.

  16. KICK-OFFpublished at 20:49 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Marcos Rojo will move to left-back, Phil Jones at centre-back. Here we go!

  17. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 20:49 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Louis van Gaal and Michael CarrickImage source, Getty Images

    Luke Shaw will have plenty of time to look at his boots Pete, as he's been hooked at the break as part of a double change. He's replaced by Phil Jones, with Michael Carrick on for Ander Herrera.

  18. Postpublished at 20:48 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Former Manchester United keeper Peter Schmeichel to BBC Sport: "Both teams look nervous, the individual mistakes are incredible. Luke Shaw needs to look at his boots. He has been sliding all over the place and giving Arsenal space."

  19. Postpublished at 20:48 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Roy Keane
    Match of the Day, BBC Sport

    "I think United have looked quite composed. I think Louis van Gaal will be fairly happy with this. Get the ball forward a bit quicker, especially to Wayne Rooney and they will be in the right areas."

  20. Postpublished at 20:47 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2015

    Here we go, the teams are back out of the tunnel. More of the same please, more of the same.