Evans: Never Write Us Off

Jonny Evans admitted he should have known better than to fear the worst after Chicharito popped up to finally pierce Everton's stern resistance at Old Trafford.

The Ulsterman conceded that he thought the Reds were going to slip up against David Moyes' side, giving further hope to Chelsea and Arsenal in the title race, prior to yet another dramatic denouement at the Stretford End.

"To be honest with you, I thought it was going to be one of those days," he told MUTV. "We hit the post and had quite a few chances in the first half, and you do sometimes fear the worst.

"I suppose you shouldn't at a club like this, at Old Trafford playing into the Stretford End. We've done it so many times over the years. It's just a great relief.

"Going into the last four games six points ahead is just an unbelievable feeling as well, as long as we keep ticking the games off. We've got hard games against Arsenal and Chelsea, and if we can get the points against them and not let them back into it, then we'll definitely go on and win the league."

The Northern Irish international was a surprise inclusion as Sir Alex Ferguson shuffled his pack ahead of Tuesday's Champions League trip to Schalke, and Evans admitted he was delighted to be back after a three-match suspension.

"It was a good performance from us today," he said. "The manager made a lot of changes, including myself coming in and players who haven't really played that much in a while, and it was a big gamble. I'm sure people looking at the team sheet would think 'this is a big gamble', but that's what the manager does here and it paid off.

"The suspension seemed like it was going on forever because of the international break, there was two weeks between the games. The manager even asked me last week when the suspension was up! You've just got to keep patient and I've been working quite hard to keep my fitness up for if I ever got the chance to come in, and I didn't feel too bad."