The Spaniard, who scored a late winner after a defensive mix-up, believes the Blues were worthy winners against Manuel Pellegrini's side
Fernando Torres believes Chelsea deserved their late fortune after capitalised on a Joe Hart howler to sink Manchester City 2-1 on Sunday.
City looked to have earned a share of the spoils after Sergio Aguero's superb 49th-minute strike cancelled out Andre Schurrle's first Chelsea goal since his move from Bayer Leverkusen.
"When it happens in a game like this against a great team like Manchester City, the last minutes of the game taste much better," the striker told Sky Sports.
"I think 1-1 maybe was not the fair result of the game. I think we controlled the game most of the time. We created chances, especially in the first half.
"But as you can see they have everything with players like Aguero. They can score a goal at any time.
"At the end, I think we won a game we deserved to win and we're happy because this is the first victory against one of the contenders for the Premier League.
"You never know which [moment] will become the most important of the game. It was a long ball, not the best understanding between the defender and the keeper and you win the game in that action.
"Every ball has to be the most important ball of the game because it can be the ball that gives you the lead."
Torres eventually built impressively upon his midweek Champions League brace against Schalke but his early miss sparked fears of another torrid afternoon in Chelsea colours for the ex-Liverpool man.
Manager Jose Mourinho hailed Torres' character in battling to net his first Premier League goal of the campaign.
"Everything happened for Torres after he missed an easy chance. After that, we saw the best Fernando," said Mourinho.
"He worked unbelievably for the team. The second goal was a 'believe goal.'"
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