Manchester United defender Jonny Evans admits they do fancy themselves for the FA Cup this season.
Shock defeats for Chelsea and Manchester City have left United as the highest-ranked team left in the competition, giving Van Gaal a superb chance of capping his first season in charge with a major trophy.
Evans said: "Our record in the FA Cup hasn't been good over the last few years.
"It's an old cliche that you want to win everything but it is such a historic trophy, especially for Manchester United, and the fact that the league is still not gone but not looking likely, the FA Cup looks our best chance of a trophy, especially considering some of the teams that have gone out.
"We're the highest ranked team left in the competition now. It was a bit of a shock sitting at home hearing the news that Chelsea and City had gone out. But we know from our own experiences all about upsets."
