SAF:
"It was unthinkable that we didn't get a win. We had a setback on Tuesday but we have recovered from that and got ourselves into another semi-final.
"It would be very easy to look upon Tuesday as a disappointment that takes us no further.
"You could look at it as putting us up against a brick wall but I believe it will only lead to better things.
"I think what happened in Milan will prove to be the start of a long road to future success in Europe.
"We are not far away now and I firmly believe this team will get that success in the future.
"Those two goals really helped us.
"We are just one win away from another FA Cup final and I find that quite exciting.
"I actually love the FA Cup and you could see from the support we received how much it means to the fans."
"That's how strange football is, it changes overnight.
"People write players off but we know we have good enough players and a good enough squad to be capable of winning any game.
"It is a big competition and one we would like to win," he said.
"Being realistic, we are probably looking at it as the trophy we have a good opportunity of lifting. Chelsea are out, which gives everyone a lift.
Ferdinand:
"Getting the early goal always makes it a lot easier to deal with things
"We said before the game 'let's try and get an early goal to settle us down' and it did that.
"This result was very important to us because we wanted to rectify what happened against Milan. I'd be lying if I said the lads weren't down after that defeat, but it was a very professional performance from us today.
"Our midfield and forward play was quite good, we kept the ball reasonably well and got the goals at good times.
"Rooney and Ronaldo and the other lads upfront are doing very well at the moment, while Ruud's getting fitter with every game. Once he gets that first goal, he'll be even more confident.
"We want to win every competition we play in. It wasn't meant to be in other competitions this season, but we don't want to go a season without winning a trophy and this is a competition that we feel we're capable of winning."
Alan Hansen gives Rooney some praise:
"He had the sort of match that some people would dream about having."
Harry Redknapp:
"I don't make excuses. But it is impossible to play against Manchester United with six players missing.
"To be honest, the main thought in my mind when I came to the ground tonight was hoping my team would not get smashed up.
"Manchester United are a top side but even they would struggle if they lost five or six key men, including an entire midfield.
"We fell behind so early too. After that, we could only hope to reach half-time without conceding another and then hope to nick one.
"We were treating the FA Cup seriously and we hoped for a good draw at home. But even with a full team, you have to acknowledge Manchester United would win this fixture 90 times out of 100 and the only thing that concerns me now is survival."