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THE EQUALISER: Steven Pienaar of Everton scores his team's fourth goal during the Barclays Premier League match against Manchester United at Old Trafford yesterday. Photo: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

 We have made it hard for ourselves, but we have to go there knowing we are capable of getting a result. There is no reason we can't do that 

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Sergio Aguero's first half goal sent City on their way before Samir Nasri made the game safe 16 minutes from time.

It looked as if City would kick-off eight points behind United, who were 4-2 up at home to Everton in yesterday's early match.

But the Merseysiders fought back to secure a shock 4-4 draw at Old Trafford that gave City a huge boost before the first whistle at Molineux.

And this result means City, bidding for a first English title in 44 years, will go top on goal difference if they beat United in a Manchester derby at Eastlands next Monday.

United manager Alex Ferguson told Sky Sports that their match against City was shaping up as the most important Manchester derby United had played in his 25 years at the club.

"We have made it hard for ourselves, but we have to go there knowing we are capable of getting a result. There is no reason we can't do that."

Everton opened the scoring with a superb Nikica Jelavic header after 33 minutes, but they trailed 3-1 and then 4-2 before salvaging a point with a Steven Pienaar equaliser six minutes from time.

It was the sixth goal in a 25-minute second-half spell. United wiped out Everton's lead and went 3-1 ahead themselves with a header from Wayne Rooney, a superb curling shot from Danny Welbeck and a dink over goalkeeper Tim Howard after great build-up play by Nani with 60 minutes gone. Marouane Fellaini made it 3-2 after 66 minutes with an unstoppable volley before Rooney struck with a low, swerving shot to make it 4-2 after 69 minutes. Like Rooney, Jelavic scored his second of the game to make it 4-3 after 83 minutes before Pienaar completed the scoring a minute later.

lThe rest of the weekend's results:

West Brom 1, Liverpool 0; Newcastle 3, Stoke City 0; Fulham 2, Wigan 1; QPR 1, Tottenham 0; Arsenal 0, Chelsea 0; Blackburn 2, Norwich 0; Aston Villa 0, Sunderland 0 and Bolton 1, Swansea 1.

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Thu Jun 20 07:44:47 SAST 2013 ::

Apr 23, 2012

maswaramafasabasadi

big up to u Pienaar
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Apr 23, 2012

Rattex_the_rat_killer

Why are my comments being deleted?
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Apr 23, 2012

svavava

if u keep playing draw man united, u wont win the league, trustb me on that
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Apr 23, 2012

Rattex_the_rat_killer

I give up on commenting on this story. This site is like apartheid
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Apr 23, 2012

titoz

well done steve
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Apr 23, 2012

Mdala

Skilo is back
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Apr 23, 2012

ntiki

My boy over there
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Apr 23, 2012

Papage

Better football than what we are seing here at PSL and they call it the best league in Africa.
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Apr 23, 2012

Lehido

captain my captain
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Apr 23, 2012

Cappuccino

'God is Great'
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