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Robin van Persie reveals why he left Manchester United

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Striker reveals he could still be playing for the club

Robin van Persie has revealed that he could still be playing for Manchester United…if Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge.

Van Persie signed for United in 2012 while Ferguson was still in charge, and helped them to English League title no.20 in his debut season at Old Trafford.

It was a season that turned out to be Ferguson’s 26th, and last, at United, and David Moyes replaced him in the summer of 2013.

After being so prolific for Arsenal and United prior to that, Van Persie’s form dipped post-Ferguson, and the Dutchman left England for Fenerbahce in 2015.

Tonight, United host Van Persie for the first time since he left the club in the Europa League, and the striker has revealed how different things could’ve been if Ferguson was still in charge,

“We will never know. It could have been that I could have been a player for Manchester United today,” he said. “When I signed that was the idea, that Sir Alex would stay on for a few more years, but in football things change, you can’t plan your own path or your coach’s path.

“In this world you have to deal with how it comes.”

Van Persie, who has scored 17 goals in 35 appearances for the Turkish side, says he is not dwelling on his decision ahead of his return to Old Trafford.

“What happened happened. I don’t think you have to make it bigger than it is,” he said. “You shake hands and move on to the next chapter.

“I’m not that romantic, thinking ‘that was the moment’. I will just do my lap, go in and prepare for tomorrow.”

 

By Ben Kelly – @benkelly_10

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