Sir Alex Ferguson has hailed Manchester United's 5-0 win over Fulham as their best performance of the season so far.
The Red Devils ensured Barclays Premier League leaders Manchester City have little breathing space at the top by trailing them just two points at the top with the victory at Craven Cottage.
Goals from Danny Welbeck, Nani, Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov sealed an emphatic result against Martin Jol's side.
And Ferguson has no doubt it was his side's best performance this season.
"I think it was one of our best performances of the season, particularly in the first half when we played some superb football," he told Sky Sports after the game.
"It is not an easy place to come, we have known that for years now but tonight the players were on song and continued on from their good performance on Sunday against QPR."
United have been struggling to find their prolific form in front of goal this season and Ferguson admits big victories like this will only boost their confidence.
He added: "Yes, they do help. We showed good patience before we got the first goal, though.
"We kept the ball, passed it around and got the penetration so it was a good start to the game and we got control and kept it until half-time."
The United boss went on to praise the efforts of his side, particularly Rooney and Berbatov.
He purred: "It was a great strike from Wayne and another great one from Berbatov near the end.
"We had to make changes tonight, we had Antonio Valencia at right-back and Rio Ferdinand missing, so great credit to the players for standing up to those problems."
United are next in action on Boxing Day when they host Wigan at Old Trafford.