Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes that his team's thrilling 4-3 victory over Manchester City was the best derby of all time. Owen came off the bench to score the winner in the sixth minute of stoppage time after being set up by Ryan Giggs, who put in a magnificent performance in Sunday's game. In addition to Owen's late strike, Giggs dished out two goals for Darren Fletcher as Wayne Rooney opened the scoring for the Red Devils. The resilient City cancelled United's lead three times at Old Trafford, courtesy of a brace from Craig Bellamy and a goal from Gareth Barry. Ferguson is convinced that the Premiership champions could have thrashed their opponents if it wasn't for their recurring defensive lapses, but he has no regrets. "What can you say. We have thrown three goals away at them," he told Sky Sports News. "It could have been an embarrassment today. It could have been six or 7-0 if we had defended our proper way, our normal way, we could have won by a big score today. "But by making mistakes was an essence of the game it became the best derby game of all time. So what do you choose? One of the best derby games of all time or win 6-0?" Robbed On the other hand, City coach Mark Hughes hit out at the referee for adding around six-minute injury time.
"It is desperately disappointing for us in a game of real significance for us and for Manchester United," he said. "We had to show great character and great qualities today and in the end we feel really frustrated and robbed in fairness because the referee has played seven more minutes at the end of the game. "Alan Wiley (fourth official) tried to explain that the referee had added on time for our celebration on 90 minutes. "I have looked at the video. That took 45 seconds and he said he was going to add a minute on for that. I don't know where he has got that thinking from. "At the end of the day I think they scored on 95 minutes and 20 seconds so where he has got the seven minutes from I have no idea. "That's the frustration from my point of view, we have done really well to come back into the game and the referee has taken a hand and we're desperately disappointed because I thought we deserved something out of the game." First half's highlights Second half's highlights
