The Frenchman expressed his contentment after picking up three points at the Etihad and claimed the win could end up being the difference in May.
Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380 amongst the goals for the 19-time English champions.
United were bombarded by City attacks from the start of the game, but the Reds eventually rallied to score twice in a short period of time.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mario-Balotelli-c23937, with the Argentine’s supreme running making all the difference.
The Citizens levelled the score through http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pablo-Zabaleta-c29022 and Yaya Toure, but deep into injury time, Van Persie popped up with the winner and found the back of the net through a curling free-kick from the outside the area.
Sir Alex was mightily pleased with the win and congratulated his players for the scintillating win, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Patrice-Evra-c29231 also joining in to pile praise on his comrades.
Speaking to reporters, the left-back claimed United were hunting for a win right from the start but they should have kept their opponents at bay rather than sealing victory at the very end.
"I don't know why we like to excite in the game like this and win in the last minute but in the end we win and that's the most important thing. It's a derby and when you play a derby it's for winning not just for playing. We couldn't go away with only a
draw,” Evra said while speaking to reporters.
Continuing, he added that last year, the Red Devils had managed to accumulate a large lead, but were still prevented from winning title number twenty, thus there was no guarantee as to what would happen in the future.
"It's three massive points today. But there's a long way to go, I remember last year we went eight points clear and in the end we lost the league,” the French International was quoted as saying while speaking to the media after the game.
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