Chelsea beat 10-man Manchester United 1-0 to reach FA Cup semis

Chelseas Italian head coach Antonio Conte and Chelseas Brazilianborn Spanish striker Diego Costa R celebrate on the pitch after the English FA Cup quarter final football match PicsAFPLondon Chelsea manager Antonio Conte got the upper hand on Jose Mourinho for the second time this season as his doublechasing side beat 10man Manchester United 10 at Stamford Bridge to reach the FA Cup semifinals on MondayNGolo Kantes precise 51st minute strike was enough for Contes team to break Uniteds hold on the Cup after the visitors had Ander Herrera sent off after 35 minutes for a second yellow card both for fouls on Eden HazardPremier League leaders Chelseas reward is a Wembley clash with Tottenham Hotspur next month while the other semifinal will be between Arsenal and Manchester CityUnited who face a Europa League last 16 tie on Thursday against Russian side Rostov were missing the suspended Zlatan Ibrahimovic and injured Wayne Rooney and offered little threat once Kante had beaten David de Gea with a precise low shotMourinho was spared the humiliation of the 40 thrashing his old club dished out in Octobers league meeting his first return to Stamford Bridge since being sacked last season but his United side were again found wantingMourinhos frustration boiled over at times and the Portuguese and Italian Conte had to be separated after an angry exchange shortly after Herreras sending offThe game was completely under control before the red card Mourinho whose players targeted Hazard for especially close attention told reporters They couldnt find what is their game I cannot be more proud of the playersChelsea chasing the Premier LeagueFA Cup double they last achieved in 2010 dominated possession and could have scored more goals though holders United had their momentsLivewire HazardMuch was made of Uniteds lack of striking options ahead of the game but Mourinhos somewhat depleted side started in confident fashion and Henrikh Mkhitaryan fired just wide in the 13th minute following a strong run by RashfordThat escape sparked Chelsea into life though particularly Hazard who was soon skipping his way past defenders to force De Gea into a great save from his deflected shotUniteds keeper then did equally well to claw out Nemanja Matics low shot from the resulting cornerHerrera then took matters into his own hands with two illjudged tackles on Hazard both punished with yellow cards by referee Michael OliverMourinho reacted to the dismissal by hauling off Mkhitaryan and sending on the combative Marouane FellainiIt was a tactic designed to frustrate Chelsea but the irrepressible Kante opened them up six minutes after the break delivering a rightfoot shot of unerring accuracy past De GeaDiego Costa should have made it 20 but United should have levelled when the galloping Rashford left David Luiz and Gary Cahill trailing but shot straight at Thibaut CourtoisChelsea were relatively untroubled though as they set up a juicylooking semifinal against London rivals Spurs the last team to beat them in any competitionWe must be pleased because to arrive in the semifinals and play at Wembley gives us great satisfaction Conte said Its another tough game against a strong team