"I was close to tears," he told the Echo. "If we had lost that game I'm not sure if I would've recovered to be honest. This was probably the biggest derby I've ever played in.
" I've played in Champions League and FA Cup finals but this was up there because of who we were playing and because it was at Wembley.
"I said to Stevie, 'How many times have we done that?' When it's not looking well but we find a way to win. We've done it in the past and I think we'll always have that in the future. It's in the club's DNA.
"We put our supporters through it - we say that every time we have a big game."