Robin Van Persie can give Manchester United new hope.

 

In the end it took just one goal to make Manchester City champions for the first time in 44 years.
After spending almost £250m on players whose job it was to put the ball in the net, City stumbled over the line to beat their great rivals Manchester United not on points, but simply because they had scored more goals.
It wasn't a situation Sir Alex Ferguson was prepared to let slide. The United manager immediately set his sights on the Premier League's top scorer, Robin van Persie. Not only to add potency and pace to United's forward line, but to show he simply wouldn't allow City to have everything their own way, on or off the pitch.
"In recent years if City have wanted someone they've got him,.
"The move for Robin van Persie shows not only can United can still compete with City's vast wealth, but they can attract players away from City because of everything the club and the manager stands for.
"Van Persie wanted a club with tradition and heritage. United will always have the edge over City when it comes to that and this is the kind of signing that could send a message out and a player who will excite the fans."
Van Persie is a romantic and sees United as a club of history and tradition, similar to Arsenal and his original team, Feyenoord. The Dutchman has told friends he is flattered that Ferguson has coveted him for so long and likes the thought of working for the 70-year-old.
The thought of working alongside Wayne Rooney, the league's second top scorer last season, was also a factor. As strike partnerships go, Rooney and Van Persie sounds like something straight out of a 15-year-old's fantasy league team. On paper this is a paring that has a cocktail of pace, trickery, finishing ability and imagination.
Van Persie statistics
Van Persie is more than simply a goalscorer. Since August 2008, he has provided more assists than any other player in the Premier League.
"It really would be a mouth-watering combination," former United captain Steve Bruce added.
"Van Persie played on his own last season. He played virtually as a lone striker, if he did that at Old Trafford it would allow Wayne to drift off him and take up that position he takes up in the hole. It could be fantastic and not something any defence will want to cope with."
Last season, Ferguson opted for variations of a 4-4-1-1 formation with Rooney shouldering much of the goal-scoring burden. Whereas City had three strikers chip in with more than 12 Premier League goals (Aguero, Mario Balotelli and Edin Dzeko). United had just one - Rooney.
"Signing a player with the quality of Van Persie can only improve your attacking threat," Pallister added.

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