Top 10 Manchester United signings of the decade

Robin van Persie
Robin van Persie

2. Robin van Persie

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Robin van Persie
Robin van Persie

Sir Alex Ferguson managed many impossible feats during his tenure as a Manchester United manager, but one of his greatest coups was convincing Arsene Wenger to sell Robin van Persie to United in August 2012, for a meagre fee of £24m. At that time, the Dutchman was coming off another brilliant season with Arsenal, where he scored 37 goals from 48 appearances. He was the reigning Premier League Golden Boot winner and had won the PFA Player’s Player of the Year as well as the FWA Footballer of the Year awards. No one will ever know how Sir Alex managed to do it, but van Persie was a United player before the start of the new season and the rest, as they say, is history.

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The new Manchester United No. 20 powered his team to their 20th league title, instilling fear in the hearts of defenses around the league. He boded very well to United’s never-say-die spirit and lit up Old Trafford with his accuracy and precision in front of goal. His left foot was just exceptional and the Dutchman was a finisher par excellence - who can forget that first-time volley against Aston Villa? Van Persie went on to score 30 times that season, including 26 times in the league and reclaimed his Premier League Golden Boot.

Following Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement, the Dutchman endured a lean phase and ultimately left United in the summer of 2015. His goals and his celebrations, though, are forever etched in the hearts of United fans.

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Edited by Sai Teja
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