The hosts had a Kevin Mirallas goal disallowed before Leon Osman smashed home a superb 30-yard curling effort.
City could not respond despite Steven Pienaar's dismissal following a booking for a studs-up tackle on the hour.
The visitors had a strong penalty claim turned down late on but Everton sealed the win through Nikica Jelavic's shot.
Substitute Jelavic's superb breakaway injury-time effort rounded off a perfect afternoon and fully deserved win for the home side and manager Moyes following a difficult week.
Aston Villa 3-2 QPR.
Ex-Villa loanee Jermaine Jenas opened the scoring as he slid in a rebound.
Gabriel Agbonlahor headed the hosts level in first-half added time, seconds after QPR had hit the post, before Andreas Weimann put Villa in front.
QPR manager Harry Redknapp targets up to five wins to stay up
Andros Townsend's deflected effort levelled the game, but Christian Benteke then slotted a vital winner.
Southampton 3-1 Liverpool.
The hosts stormed ahead when Jay Rodriguez nodded down for Morgan Schneiderlin to steer in a shot.
Rickie Lambert's deflected free-kick added Saints' second before Philippe Coutinho slotted in for the visitors.
Pochettino proud of Southampton
But Rodriguez completed a home win when he side-footed in after his initial shot was saved by Brad Jones.
At a rain-lashed St Mary's, the final whistle was the signal for Southampton to revel in only a second win in eight games as they moved seven points above the relegation zone.
Stoke 0-0 West Brom.
The Potters have won just one Premier League game since the new year and lacked attacking inspiration against the eighth-placed visitors.
They could have snatched victory in injury-time but substitute Kenwyne Jones prodded straight at Ben Foster.
"Right at the end Stoke could have won it through
Kenwyne Jones. Is it a point gained for Stoke? I guess it is as they
limp towards the safety line. But it's not the victory they craved and
another blank for them. I'm sure West Brom will view it as a good
point."
Romelu Lukaku headed Albion's best chance over the bar in the second half.
Stoke entered 2013 on the back of a 10-match unbeaten run which left them just four points adrift of the top six.Swansea 0-2 Arsenal.
Monreal scored his first Arsenal goal when he struck a low shot through a crowded penalty area into the bottom corner.
Substitute Gervinho sealed the victory in stoppage time with a sharp finish.
Arsenal ready for the fight - Wenger
Michu had Swansea's best chance, as his team suffered their third home defeat of the season.
Manager Arsene Wenger had described the game at the Liberty Stadium as a must win in Arsenal's quest to finish in the top four.
But his side were rarely in danger, with Swansea not fully testing goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, who was making his first league start in more than two years.
Arsenal nearly had the perfect start when Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's curled effort rattled the crossbar after he had cut inside Angel Rangel.
The late game today was between Man Utd and Reading which ended in a 1-0 to Utd.
Sir Alex Ferguson's side took full advantage of Manchester City's defeat at Everton to open up a 15-point gap at the top of the table with only nine games remaining.
But it was a far from convincing performance from a much-changed United side, which failed to overwhelm Reading, who were led by caretaker boss Eamonn Dolan.
Rooney goal rush
- Wayne Rooney has scored seven goals in eight games at Old Trafford in 2013
- Rooney has been involved in 21 goals in 21 Premier League appearances this season (scoring 12, assisting nine)
Rooney's first half-strike
deflected in after a surging Rio Ferdinand run, while Ashley Young also
curled a shot inches wide.
Reading almost equalised through Hal Robson-Kanu's shot
and had a strong penalty appeal turned down when Nemanja Vidic pushed
Adrian Mariappa after the interval.
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