Robin van Persie once again answered all his critics, why he was worth all of which United paid for him in the transfer window. He scored his 17th goal of the season to seal the victory for the Red Devils against West Bromwich Albion this Saturday. Manchester United now sit on top of the Premier League at the end of the year 2012 with 49 points from 20 matches.
Premier League, 29th Dec 2012
Manchester United 2 McAuley 9(OG), van Persie 90+1
West Bromwich Albion 0
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United started off the match with Danny Welback up front with Rooney injured and van Persie on the bench. The youngster kept on pressing the West brom defense as they conceded an own goal in the early minutes of the match. Kagawa had his start after missing much of his season with an injury.
Sir Alex brought van Persie on and he did what he does best, smashing a short off his left foot in the closing stages of the match which sealed the victory for the home side. van Persie is now the top scorer in the league with 13, one ahead of Michu from Swansea.
Manchester United maintain a seven point lead over their rivals Manchester City at the end of 20 matches this season.
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