The Spaniard came off the bench to score Chelsea's second six minutes from time - his first goal in his 14th appearance for the west London club he joined from Liverpool for 50 million pounds in January.
"I have had 14 games waiting for a goal, which was not the beginning I was expecting when I signed for a massive team like this," Torres told the BBC. "There will be less pressure on me now. Now we can try and finish the season as we all want."
It was a great response by Chelsea in the title race after a late header by Mexico striker Javier Hernandez, nicknamed Little Pea, ended Everton's resistance six minutes from time at Old Trafford and briefly put United nine points ahead.
They were unable to end that drought on Saturday, although, well-organised and hard-working in defence, they kept United at arm's length for much of a sweltering afternoon.
"Today's game was tricky. Everton are very resilient and some of their defending was fantastic," United manager Alex Ferguson told the club's website.
"We had shots blocked near the line, some misses and the goalkeeper made two or three great saves. You say to yourself: `It's going to be another late one here.' You can just smell the history of the club and so it was to be."
The day's scorching heat was replaced by a thunderstorm for the evening game at Stamford Bridge and for long periods Chelsea struggled to cope with the awkward conditions and some spirited play by their lowly London rivals.
