A late goal by defender Nemanja Vidic gave Ferguson’s side the victory.
Fergie said: “We are delighted with the win because people will see a very improved Everton this season. Teams will find it very hard coming here.
“But we stood up to Yakubu and Andrew Johnson, who will be handful for anyone, and our defenders showed great determination.
“Nemanja Vidic is a marvellous defender but he can get a goal as well. It’s a bit of a concern that we are not scoring as many goals as we want, but until we get everyone back we will play like this.
“We are determined, we have a good team ethic, we have got a good shape and we had good passing. We will work away and this is a very good result.”
