It has been 15 years since Paolo Di Canio found himself one-on-one with Fabien Barthez to eliminate Manchester United from the FA Cup and, approaching the final stages of this match, the West Ham supporters who sing about that goal every time they visit Old Trafford might have been forgiven for thinking they had another moment they could cherish with the same affection.  Related: Watford shock Arsenal in FA Cup with Adlène Guedioura thunderbolt  Dimitri Payet had scored a peach of a goal to give Slaven Bilic’s team a 68th-minute lead and for a while that sumptuous free-kick, swirling away from David de Gea with an almost implausible amount of curl, had looked like leaving their opponents on their knees again.  This time, however, the home team spared themselves from another harrowing result that would have brought another round of fierce scrutiny on Louis van Gaal’s methods. There were only seven minutes remaining when Ander Herrera clipped over a cross to the far post. Anthony Martial applied the decisive touch and that means the two sides will need a replay to determine who goes into the semi-finals.  Related: Manchester United 1-1 West Ham United: FA Cup quarter-final – as it happened  Van Gaal must be relieved to get another chance because this was another occasion when his team flickered only sporadically and, on the balance of play, West Ham are entitled to feel they had the better chances, particularly in the first half when Emmanuel Emenike passed up two presentable opportunities.  Equally, it would have been controversial if the London team had gone through Payet’s free-kick, bearing in mind the Frenchman could conceivably have been sent off. It was an extraordinary strike and another addition to the portfolio of goals that make him an authentic contender for the player-of-the-year honours. Yet, four minutes earlier, Payet had dived in an attempt to win a penalty and, having been booked earlier in the match, was fortunate the referee, Martin Atkinson, opted not to show him a second yellow card.
Dimitri Payet’s superb 68th-minute free-kick looked to have put West Ham United in the FA Cup semi-finals but Anthony Martial secured a 1-1 draw for Manchester United at Old Trafford