Man Utd Transfers: 5 Replacements For Robin Van Persie

by Joseph Dempsey

might be right. Without the ex-Arsenal ace scoring and providing assists, United would have won just five games, drawn 12 and lost five, meaning instead of topping the table by seven points, they would instead have amassed just 26 points and be scrapping it out with the likes of West Ham and Norwich for a mid-table spot. They'd also have crashed out of the FA Cup in the 3rd Round, too, as the deadly Dutchman scored the equaliser in that game, and the Red Devils have since progressed to the 4th Round. At 29, can United rely on Robin Van Persie that much longer? Considering he is injury prone, the answer to that question could be a resounding "no". In November 2009, the forward underwent ankle surgery and missed 5 months of Arsenal's season. If he were to suffer a recurrence of that injury or injure himself in some other way, United's title ambitions could be torpedoed. That's why Sir Alex Ferguson needs to think about a replacement. Here's five we had in mind. Click "Next" to continue.

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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.