Lanzini says Hammers ready for Emirates FA Cup replay

Manuel Lanzini believes West Ham can use the character shown in their game with Arsenal to their advantage in Wednesday’s Emirates FA Cup tie with Manchester United.

The Hammers came back from two goals down to draw level and then take a 3-2 lead in Saturday’s London derby with the Gunners, thanks to a hat-trick from Andy Carroll.

But even though Arsenal found an equaliser to level the score up at 3-3, Lanzini is taking the positives out of the match as they switch their attentions to the sixth round replay with United.

"When you go 2-0 down in the first half, you know that it is always going to be difficult to come back to get something out of the game," admitted the Argentine.  

"But we then started to move the ball around a bit better and things got better. It was very end to end and the balance shifted between the two sides during the game. We were up against a good side with a talented midfield and we knew that before the game.

"We knew that we needed to break up their rhythm, but at first, we didn’t manage to do that and that’s why we struggled a bit. 

"When we were able to break up their movement, we got ourselves back into the game and into a position to at least draw the game."

There’s now a spot at Wembley and a semi-final against Everton to play for when Louis Van Gaal’s Reds arrive at Upton Park for what will be the last ever FA Cup tie to be played at the Boleyn.

And Lanzini says Slaven Bilic’s men can put the disappointment of only getting a point on Saturday behind them and take confidence from it.

"The team showed a lot of character to get a point from the game," he told WHUFC.co.uk

"It is slightly frustrating that we weren’t able to take the three points, but on the whole, I think we take a lot of positives from it.

"We will now concentrate on Wednesday’s cup game against Manchester United."