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Chong: Why van Persie is a legend in the Netherlands

Chong is perfectly placed to make such an assessment, given the time he spent at the Rotterdam outfit as a youth-team player, where van Persie started his career.

Speaking as part of Tahith’s MUTV Takeover - which you can watch this Wednesday - our no.44 reflected on what a huge impact Robin had in England, and across Europe, during his playing days.

“I’ve seen him quite a bit, because even before United he was at Feyenoord in Holland,”

Tahith told club media.

“So I used to see clips of him when he was playing there and some of the goals he scored.