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Robin van Persie praised after goals saw Manchester United beat CFR Cluj

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Image: Deadly duo: Robin van Persie twice netted from Wayne Rooney assists for United

Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Robin van Persie's 'fantastic' goal which saw Manchester United beat CFR Cluj in Romania.

Rather than use the duo in an orthodox partnership, Ferguson slotted Rooney into the position just ahead of midfield, which he seemed to relish. And the United boss is certainly not playing to anyone's tune for when Rooney and Van Persie will eventually be used in tandem. "There is always going to be an issue because everyone expects it to be a miracle combination," he said. "The strength of our team now is definitely in the forward positions. "We have good alternatives, with Wayne, Shinji (Kagawa), Van Persie, (Danny) Welbeck and (Javier) Hernandez." The additional piece of good news was that Jonny Evans, who was replaced by Scott Wootton in the latter stages, is likely to be available for Sunday's trip to Newcastle. "It is a dead leg," said Ferguson. "He got injured on Saturday and had a recurrence of that. He has five days to recover for Sunday. Hopefully he will be OK."

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