United dump holders Chelsea out of FA Cup

Manchester United have claimed a 2-0 win over Chelsea to dump the FA Cup holders Chelsea out of the competition and pile more pressure on Blues manager Maurizio Sarri.

Spaniard Ander Herrera finished off a fine move with a precise header from Paul Pogba's cross just past the half hour and United's French midfielder scored himself when he nodded powerfully home from a Marcus Rashford delivery before the break at Stamford Bridge.

It was a measure of revenge for United, resurgent under interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who lost to Chelsea in last May's Wembley final under their former boss Jose Mourinho.

"Today was a great performance from the team, all of them... The team helped me get to my best," Pogba told the BBC.

"I give everything for them... We are enjoying playing together."

After the game United were drawn to face Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux in the quarter-finals.

"An away tie again after Arsenal and Chelsea... We'll have to do it the hard way, Wolves are a tough team to play against," Solskjaer said.

"The performance tonight was fantastic, our tactics worked.

"We asked our midfielders to press higher and get into the box and it worked.

"The defending in the second half was fantastic."

Sarri's future remains uncertain after the latest defeat continued a run of outs which include a 6-0 Premier League rout at Manchester City.

Chants of "sacked in the morning" broke out in the second half of the loss to United.

The home fans jeered Sarri's like-for-like substitutions. The Italian has been criticised for stubbornly sticking to his tactics and failing to change games.

"I am worried about the results, not about the fans," the Italian told reporters.

"Of course I can understand the fans because the result was not good."

United, on the other hand, are rejuvenated and their only loss since Norwegian Solskjaer took over 13 games ago was last week's Champions League home defeat by Paris Saint-Germain.

The contrast was reflected in the boos from some Chelsea supporters at the final whistle, while a jubilant Solskjaer celebrated with his players in front of the travelling fans.

In the remaining quarter-finals, Manchester City will visit Swansea City, Watford are at home to Crystal Palace while Socceroos goalkeeper Mat Ryan's Brighton & Hove Albion will clash with Millwall.