Robin van Persie: Fergie LIED to convince me to quit Arsenal for Manchester United ROBIN VAN PERSIE has revealed how Sir Alex Ferguson convinced him to swap the Emirates for Old Trafford. Sir Alex Ferguson told Robin van Persie he would stay as Man Utd boss for three years Van Persie left Arsenal for Manchester United in August 2012 for a fee of £22.5million. In a highly controversially transfer Ferguson is said to have called Gunners boss Arsene Wenger to push through the deal between the rival clubs. United landed van Persie, with his goals vital to their Premier League title in Fergusons final season in charge before David Moyes took over. And Van Persie admits Rio Ferdinands claim that the Dutchman was left surprised by the legendary boss exit is true. Ferdinand said Fergusons decision to retire took the wind out of everyone’s sails but the person it hit more than anyone was Robin. And the 31-year-old admitted: Rio is a great guy. He talks a lot but there is some truth in that. My decision to come to Manchester was partly because of the presence of Ferguson, or excuse me, Sir Alex. And he told me hed stay for another three years. I enjoyed his approach. We were once 18 points clear of City but we lost at home 2-1. We were still 15 points ahead but he was furious. Then I realised: hes a winner. Van Persie has struggled to replicate the form he managed under Ferguson but insists he will come good. Three goals in nine games is not enough, he added. Against Chelsea I had a nice chance and I had three options: chip it, go round the keeper or just [shoot] straight at the goal. I chose the last and safest. If I wouldnt have thought it over I would just chip it. I just have to trust again in my intuition. On new boss Louis van Gaal, the Holland international admits training is difficult and something the players need to adapt to. We train more and more intensely than in previous years, van Persie said. We have to get used to that.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 11:11:34 +0000
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