Robin Van Persie has joined Wayne Rooney at the back of the penalty queue at Manchester United.
|||Robin Van Persie has joined Wayne Rooney at the back of the penalty queue at Manchester United — and Louis van Gaal is unlikely to be any less ruthless this summer in searching for a striker who can guarantee him 20 goals a season.
Van Persie’s failure to beat Boaz Myhill from the spot at Old Trafford proved costly as United slumped to their third defeat in a row without scoring, a sequence that has not occurred since April 1989. A top-four finish no longer seems quite so assured with three games of the season remaining.
Although Van Persie had converted his previous six penalty attempts in the Premier League, he will now have to make way for somebody else. Not Rooney, who was relieved of the duties after Simon Mignolet saved his injury-time effort at Liverpool in March.
‘He is now at the end of the road,’ said Van Gaal of his fellow Dutchman. ‘Wayne has missed also so when you miss you are at the bottom again. I miss a striker that scores.’
Whether it also turns out to be the end of the road for Van Persie at United remains to be seen. He is out of contract next year.
The Holland striker’s first start in 10 games after an ankle problem produced 10 attempts but no goal.
SUPER STAT: West Brom had 20 per cent possession, the lowest figure of any winning team in the Premier League for the last 10 years.
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): De Gea 6; Valencia 5.5, Smalling 6, McNair (Falcao, 84min) 5, Blind 5.5 (Di Maria 63, 5); Herrera 6.5, Rooney 6; Mata 5, Fellaini 5, Young 6.5; Van Persie 5. Subs not used: Jones, Januzaj, Valdes, Blackett, Pereira.
Booked: McNair.
WBA (4-1-4-1): Myhill 7.5; Dawson 6.5, McAuley 7, Olsson 7, Lescott 6; Fletcher 8; Gardner 6.5 (Wisdom 89), Yacob 7, Mulumbu 6.5 (Baird 76), Brunt 6.5; Berahino 5.5 (Ideye 80). Subs not used: Anichebe, McManaman, Sessegnon, Rose.
Scorer: Olsson 63.
Man of match: Darren Fletcher. – Daily Mail
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