John O`Shea scored in injury time to put the Red Devils 12 points ahead of Chelsea - the champions play at Portsmouth later today. It was against the run of play and the United boss admitted "Liverpool will feel very unlucky."

Ferguson told Sky Sports: "It was a fantastic result. 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."

The Scot is still not ready to celebrate the title however.

"There is a 12-point difference but 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 midfielder Paul Scholes was sent off with four minutes left after swinging an arm at Xabi Alonso,. He will now miss three games.

Ferguson said: " I`m not sure what happened with Scholes but it`s a disappointment for us."

Striker Wayne Rooney hobbled off clutching his thigh after a high tackle by Jamie Carragher. "It looks like a knee injury but we`ll have to see tomorrow," said the United chief.