Javier Hernandez could not keep his happiness hidden after scoring a dramatic winner against Newcastle in their English Premier League game.
United came from behind on three occasions, before the Mexican international striker netted the deciding goal in the first minute of stoppage time to give his side a 4-3 victory.
"It's a great feeling, a great moment," Hernandez told the club's official website. "All the team-mates, all the staff, the gaffer and all the fans are expecting and waiting for that moment, and when that moment comes the energy and the atmosphere in the stadium is unbelievable.
"You can see in the reaction of the fans and the players, and the most important thing is if we want to fight for the title, we have to never give up until the 90th minute.
"All the time in all the games (the spirit) is going to be there. We're very happy about that. The history of the Manchester United tells us we have to never give up until the end of the game."
The win took United seven points clear of Manchester City, after the champions suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at Sunderland. However, despite holding a sizeable lead, Hernandez insisted United would not take the title for granted.
"It's a great position, but we're not going to think we have already done the job," he added. "There are difficult away games and home games coming, so we need to keep going.
"This gap is going to give us a lot of confidence, but we want to just try to do the same in every game: win and get three points."
Rio Ferdinand agreed with Hernandez about not taking the seven point advantage lightly.
"A seven point lead means nothing because we've been in positions over the years of being eight, nine, ten or even 11 points clear and not gone on to win the title," he said. "We've also been behind and won it.
"It's a great result for us, other results also went for us, but we've got more big games coming up.
Ferdinand also praised his side's never-say-die attitude. "We seem to make sure the punters get their money's worth when they come to the ground at the moment, but it was a great show of character from the lads at the start of a really busy schedule, it was really important to get the win, no matter how we did it," Ferdinand said.
"The manager has got that never-say-die sprit and it filters down through the club -- we take it out on the pitch and reflect that. All the way through the game, we were creating chances and looked like we were on the cusp of scoring goals."