Alex Ferguson admits the destiny of the Premier League title is in Manchester United's hands after they opened up a commanding 12-points lead over Manchester City with a 2-0 win against Everton.
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Following City's defeat at Southampton on Saturday, Ferguson reversed an earlier plan to rest key players ahead of Wednesday's Champions Eague trip to Real Madrid and put on his strongest line-up on Sunday, with the exception of defender Rio Ferdinand who watched from the stands.
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The result was a convincing win at Old Trafford and Ferguson acknowledged United are in pole position to regain the title with 12 games to play, although he refused to completely write off City.
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'' I was going to make seven changes, but when i got the City result i thought this would be a more important game for us '', said Ferguson.
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'' It would give us a comfortable lead and we could make changes later on in the season ''.
The title is a sure thing right about now. United deserve the title
I trust Ferguson. Always confident!
We will lift the cup come end of season