“He called me up and said other clubs were in for him, but because I played for two of them, United and Juventus, he wanted to hear my thoughts about them,” he told The Telegraph. “So we spoke for five minutes about Juventus and 55 minutes about United. He wanted to know how good United were, what he would find there, how the players are, what Ferguson is like, how they train, how the system works.
“He has shown his quality already. I read a statement from Ryan Giggs saying that United have signed good players and good talent before, but this one [Van Persie] has everything.
“He has the whole package already, but that doesn’t always mean it will work of course. Look at Fernando Torres at Chelsea. His first year was difficult, but I think the signs with Robin are good, though.”
United now have the top two goalscorers from last season and Van der Sar says it is because the club lost the title on goal difference to Manchester City and the manager does not want a repeat.
“Can Van Persie play with Rooney? I think that’s why the manager bought him. They obviously won’t play every game, but I think Sir Alex is quite happy with the firepower he has upfront,” he said.
“United lost the league by a couple of goals last season and I don’t think the manager wants to see that happen again.”
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