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What Sir Alex Ferguson told Robin van Persie before Manchester United retirement
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukRobin van Persie has lifted the lid on the conversations he held with Sir Alex Ferguson after signing for Manchester United - and how he'd been promised the manager would stay for another three years.
Ferguson retired from management in May 2013 after guiding United to their 13th Premier League title, with Van Persie - a new signing that season - playing a huge part.
But the Scot's announcement that he was leaving the job behind came as a shock announcement, to Van Persie and to senior players who had been at Old Trafford for years.
The Dutchman, who had signed from Arsenal at the start of the 2012/13 season admits feeling disappointed that he didn't work with Ferguson for longer. "(He left) a great void," Van Persie said in an
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