Robin van Persie delighted to end 10-game goalless run

Robin van Persie has expressed his delight at ending his 10-match goal drought, in Manchester United’s 2-0 win over Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium this Sunday.

The Dutch striker dusted himself and tucked away a second half penalty, after he was fouled by Andy Wilkinson – his first goal after scoring in a 2-0 win over Everton in the middle of February.

“Everybody could see that I was quite relieved and happy,” the former Arsenal striker told the BBC after the match. “It was all about the win but I like to score goals.”

After scoring the Red Devils’ second, Van Persie ran excitedly to the United bench to celebrate with the players and coaching staff. Sir Alex Ferguson said he enjoyed the celebrations.

“He nearly killed me, he forgets I’m 71,” the United boss told Sky Sports. “It was a great celebration because it brings together the emotions of the fans and players. We really did celebrate that.”

“We say this about all strikers you go through spells where you don’t score and you don’t think you’re ever going to get a goal and you’re going to miss.

“It was a really important goal and there were two or three things about it. He did really good work from Wayne’s pass to get brought down for the penalty, the ball moved off the spot and then the composure to settle himself and then the perfect penalty low and hard into the corner.”

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