Sir Alex Ferguson was overjoyed to see his Manchester United side snatch a crucial victory at Liverpool on Saturday to maintain the 9-point gap with Chelsea and take a step closer to a Premiership title. The Manchester Unites boss admits that his side was overpowered by Liverpool for long periods of the game but still believes that the result is more important than the performance. "It was a fantastic result," he told Sky Sports. "We had a lot of narrow escapes and Liverpool upset our rhythm. "They will feel very unlucky and they deserve to. It is a massive result for us. We broke away late on against Fulham and scored and now we've done it here.
"We've had that bit of luck in the last two weeks but you need luck if you are to win titles. However, Fergie believes it is too early for the Red Devils to claim the title. "I don't think anything is impossible in modern-day football. In 1998 we had a great lead going into an Arsenal match but we had some terrible injuries. "The pool then was nothing like as strong as it is today though. That helps us." United's victory gave them a 12-point advantage until Chelsea beat Portsmouth later to restore the 9-point deficit with a game in hand for the Blues.