The Italian has hailed Sunday's success as "one of the best" team performances he has been involved with at the club.
The 21-year-old Italy striker scored twice as City stormed Old Trafford to move five points clear at the head of the Barclays Premier League
And it was fitting that Balotelli should be at the heart of the action, having again hogged the headlines for the wrong reasons when fireworks were let off in his house the day before the match.
The forward responded by revealing a t-shirt which read 'Why always me?' after his opening goal, and went full circle on Monday by fronting a campaign to promote firework safety.
Manager Roberto Mancini was grateful that Balotelli did his talking on the pitch at the home of one of his side's title rivals, and the former Inter Milan striker was as delighted as his boss.
GREAT ATMOSPHERE
"The feeling was great. To win a derby away at Old Trafford is one thing, but to win it 6-1, none of us knew what to say. We were really happy," he told his club's official website.
"It was brilliant. It was a great atmosphere; it was a derby, so that's what you expect. My first goal was a good goal. I'm a striker and sometimes you don't think about what you will do.
"Those types of goal, sometimes they go inside and sometimes they don't. It was on target and it was a good goal, so I was happy.
"I think this win and this performance showed everyone that we can be the best. I think yesterday (Sunday) was one of the best we have ever played together for sure."
Balotelli added that fans could "work out" what his t-shirt message meant and, after a year that has seen him involved in a number of controversial, sometimes comical, incidents, he insists that the latest one was not his doing.
"The thing at the weekend didn't come from me, it came from one of my friends and one of my brother's friends," he said.
"Maybe I should be more careful about who I let in my house. But it wasn't about me, I didn't do anything."
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