Nemanja Vidic offered no apologies for his madhouse celebrations after his winner for Manchester United against Sunderland last night.

"I think the pictures tell the story!" Vidic told MUTV. "My favourite goal is my one against Everton [another winner, in September 2007), but this one, scored with my left foot, is probably the most important. It's always nice to score."

Old Trafford erupted when Vidic side-footed home in the 91st minute after Michael Carrick's shot came back off the post. The Reds had been knocking on the door all afternoon, only to be frustrated time and time again.

"We tried all game to score a goal, but we never gave up," Vidic said. "We attacked all game and we got our reward, we got the three points. At this time in the season it's important to win every game and we did that. We've taken another important step today."

It was vital the Reds bag three points after title rivals Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal all won in the day's earlier kick-offs.

"That put a little bit of extra pressure on us," Vidic admitted. "It was important that we follow them and keep in touch at the top.

"We played well against Manchester City last week and today, although we didn't play as well as we did last Sunday, we got the three points and that's what's important.

"Maybe we didn't create a lot of clear-cut opportunities, but we were always in their half and had a few strikes. We deserved the points."