Saturday 3 November 2012 19:57, UK
Robin van Persie admitted it was 'a special day' after he scored to help Manchester United beat former club Arsenal at Old Trafford.
Van Persie also played down any problems with any of the chants aimed his way by some Arsenal fans. "I honestly didn't hear them. They are great fans and I do respect them a lot," concluded Van Persie. Van Persie's strike partner, Wayne Rooney, conceded his side need to be more clinical and finish games off after dominating for long periods of the game. "I think we had plenty of chances but we should be taking care of games," said Rooney. "We had a lot of chances late doors, especially when they were down to 10 men to kill the game off and we couldn't. "That could cost us in the future so we need to make sure we're more clinical and finish the games off." Rooney was guilty of missing a golden opportunity when he fluffed his penalty on the stroke of half-time after Santi Cazorla was adjudged to have handled inside the box. "These things happen," Rooney said of his penalty. "Obviously I'm disappointed with the penalty but I'll move on. "We won the game, that's the most important thing, the penalty is something that is gone for me now." The win lifts United above Chelsea into first place in the Premier League table and Rooney was happy to go to the summit for a few hours at least. "We knew before the game if we won we'd go top of the league and it's important for us," continued Rooney. "After the first day of the season and dropping three points we've done well. We've grinded results out and we've played some good football."
