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  • Manchester United – Robin van Persie Makes a Fool of Himself

    Manchester United – Robin van Persie Makes a Fool of Himself

    Instead of looking bored out of his mind with what’s left of the season like the rest of his teammates, Robin van Persie decided to celebrate his drought-ending goal a little bit too festively when you think about the long garbage time Manchester United have been on for quite some time, but strikers and goalscorers operate on a different code apparently. Michael Carrick and Wayne Rooney represented what this team is all about this season in a much more suitable way.

  • Manchester United – Robin van Persie Looks Depressing En Route to Title

    Manchester United – Robin van Persie Looks Depressing En Route to Title

    Once the chances of winning the Champions League were gone, it seemed that Manchester United fell out-of-love with the 2012-2013 season, and are trying to do the absolute minimum in order to secure the Premier League. Despite Robin van Persie in the worst form he’s been in for years, it’s working out pretty well for them.

  • Manchester United – A Better Defense Than Given Credit For

    Manchester United – A Better Defense Than Given Credit For

    Usually, when Manchester United are mentioned this season, they discussion revolves around them being a one-man team (Robin van Persie), and how the offensive quality saves them from defeats and the mistakes of their weak defense. That used to be true, but recent matches have taught us that the woes from earlier this season aren’t that big of an issue any more.

  • Manchester United – Even Robin van Persie is No Longer Interesting

    Manchester United – Even Robin van Persie is No Longer Interesting

    For Manchester United, their latest win as they run away with the Premier League, was about Rafael scoring a rare goal and Ryan Giggs with the finisher putting a solid and remarkable performance (at his age) in the middle of the field. For the rest of the league, only Robin van Persie being slightly injured seemed to be causing any interest.

  • Manchester United – Wayne Rooney Stars in Comeback for Once

    Manchester United – Wayne Rooney Stars in Comeback for Once

    This is Manchester United this season, and most of the time as well: A team that doesn’t need a great match or even to get more chances at home to mount yet another comeback victory and extend their lead at the top of the Premier League. The hero this time wasn’t Robin van Persie, but Wayne Rooney with a quick first half double.

  • Manchester United – Robin van Persie and Nothing More

    Manchester United – Robin van Persie and Nothing More

    If you’re a Manchester United fan, you’re probably mostly pleased about what some called a heroic performance, a display of champions, in the snow, hanging on to a Robin van Persie goal for 65 minutes only to concede and equalizer on the last minute of extra time. For the rest, those looking for flaws, it was a timid and reserved exhibition from one-man team.

  • Manchester United – Robin van Persie Wasted by Bad Defending

    Manchester United – Robin van Persie Wasted by Bad Defending

    At the end of the day, Robin van Persie was probably feeling a bit more angry towards the player that shot a ball straight to his head from point blank range, although he should be angry at the Manchester United defensive crew, which had another bad performance, allowing two points to slip away.

  • On Referees and the Premier League Title Race

    Danny Murphy was fouled by Michael Carrick at the 89th minute during Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Fulham, putting them 3 points ahead of Manchester City, with eight matches left to play. Michael Oliver, as many referees tend to do when their job is at the Old Trafford, loses his ability to blow the whistle at times.