i think we all knew Robin Van Persie offered plenty of flair on the pitch.
A dramatic turn of phrase off it – like the one he came out with on Friday at his Old Trafford unveiling – was rather more unexpected. Speaking of his decision to swap Arsenal for Manchester United in a £24 million deal, he said "It was based on a lot of things, and all those things went to United. When you have to make a hard decision in your life, I always listen to the little boy inside me. What does he want? That little boy was screaming for United."
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