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Everton twice came from two goals behind to share the points in an extraordinary 4-4 draw away to leaders Manchester United that reignited the English Premier League title race on Sunday.
The result left United six points in front of second-placed local rivals Manchester City.
If they do defeat Wolves, City will have the chance to go top of the table on goal difference if they beat United in a Manchester derby at Eastlands a week on Monday.
Everton were 4-2 down with seven minutes of normal time left and Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson told Sky Sports afterwards: "We've thrown it (this match), absolutely given it away."
Looking ahead to the derby, Ferguson said: "We've given them (City) the initiative. It makes the game at the Etihad Stadium more important — it's the decider really."
Ferguson, who acknowledged the City game would "definitely" be the biggest derby of his long United career, added: "We've made it hard ourselves as we normally do but we have to go there knowing we are capable of getting a result."
"We need to get a result now at the Etihad and there's no reason we can't do that. There's been the expectancy from City that it could be their decider - it's our decider too.
"It's a big game. It's always a derby of the highest proportions and next week will be no different."
Superb curling shot
Everton, who last won at Old Trafford 20 years ago, took a 33rd minute lead when Nikica Jelavic headed in Tony Hibbert's cross as the visitors looked to bounce back from their FA Cup semi-final defeat by cross-town rivals Liverpool.
But United were level before the break when Wayne Rooney, against his former club, powered in a header from Nani's cross.
Danny Welbeck's superb curling shot past former United keeper Tim Howard gave Ferguson's men a 2-1 lead before Nani's clever finish on the hour made it 3-1.
Everton, however, would not lie down and Marouane Fellaini's first time shot from Tony Hibbert's cross cut United's lead to 3-2.
But when Welbeck teed up Rooney for the England striker's second goal in the 69th minute, it appeared United had wrapped up all three points.
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