Manchester United took a step closer to the Barclays Premier League title with a 2-0 win at Stoke City on Sunday to re-establish a 15-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the table.
Michael Carrick gave United an early lead and Robin van Persie completed victory by claiming his first club goal in 11 games.
Victory allowed United to return to winning ways after Monday's loss in the Manchester derby, although City have a game in hand.
Tony Pulis' side sit three points above the relegation zone, but have played two games more than third-last Wigan Athletic.
Phil Jones met a right-wing corner from van Persie and, with the ball bobbling around the area, Carrick stuck out his foot to toe it into the bottom-left corner.
"It was an important point in the game. I had to score that one and thankfully it went in, so after that the relief of a couple of weeks came out," he said.
"I wanted to celebrate it with everyone, with the players, with the staff, all the players involved even on the bench because they have been great with me from day one."
"You go through spells when you don't score where you never think you're ever going to get a goal, and then when you are scoring you think you're never going to miss," he said.
Meanwhile, Stoke boss Tony Pulis felt his side 'shot themselves in the foot' again as his side look to avoid relegation.
"You build up to a big game and you want to play high tempo and everything else and you know you give away a bad goal from a set-play, and that settled United and took the steam out of us.
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