West Ham United custodian Darren Randolph has insisted that he wants his side to beat Manchester United in their FA Cup quarter-final replay next month at any cost.
The Hammers drew the original FA Cup tie 1-1 at Old Trafford earlier in the month after Anthony Martial’s late strike cancelled out Dimitri Payet’s 68th minute opener.
West Ham will now welcome Manchester United to Upton Park on 13th April for the quarter-final replay; incidentally it will be the east London outfit’s last cup game at the ground as the club are set to shift to the Olympic Stadium next season.
And Randolph, who is currently on international duty with Ireland, felt he was blocked off for Martial’s goal in the clash at Old Trafford.
“After the break, I’ll be back at Chadwell Heath to prepare for a busy few weeks ahead in the Barclays Premier League and the Emirates FA Cup”, he wrote on his blog.
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“If the manager keeps to what he has done in the previous rounds, then hopefully I’ll start the sixth-round replay against Manchester United – the final FA Cup tie at the Boleyn Ground.
“The first game was disappointing not to win, particularly as I felt I was blocked off for their equaliser at Old Trafford.
“Hopefully I won’t be that busy in the replay, because as long as we win and get through, I don’t mind how the game goes!
“I’ll get these couple of international games out of the way first, then switch back onto that when I come back.”
Besides challenging for the FA Cup trophy this season, West Ham are also well placed to finish the season in the top four.
Slaven Bilic’s team are currently fifth in the Premier League with 50 points from 30 games, just one behind fourth-placed Manchester City.
