Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini fired Manchester United to Wembley as West Ham’s last ever FA Cup tie at Upton Park ended in a 2-1 defeat, last night.

The Hammers went into the quarter-final replay as favourites to see off a United side enduring another tough season.

But second-half goals from youngster Rashford and the much-maligned Fellaini booked a semi-final clash with Everton a week on Saturday.

James Tomkins set up a grandstand finish with a brave header with 11 minutes remaining, and Cheikhou Kouyate had a last-gasp equaliser ruled out for offside.

But United held on to keep Van Gaal in with a chance of finishing a turbulent campaign with some silverware.

West Ham swarmed all over the visitors early on with Michail Antonio and Enner Valencia forcing saves from David De Gea.

But United soaked up the early pressure and actually created the best chance of the first half, Jesse Lingard finding Fellaini in only for Darren Randolph to tip his shot over.

Nine minutes into the second half United made the breakthrough after Antonio gave the ball away inside his own half and Anthony Martial slipped in Rashford just inside the penalty area.

The youngster still had plenty to do, but he stepped inside James Tomkins before curling a superb shot beyond Randolph for a 54th-minute opener.

West Ham fell two behind when Lingard’s cross was blasted back across goal by Martial and diverted into the net by the knee of Fellaini (67).

West Ham made a game of it when Andy Carroll nodded Payet’s corner into the six-yard box and Tomkins bravely stooped to headed past De Gea with 11 minutes left.