Van Persie’s two strikes propelled him into the 100 club for Arsenal and Wenger was quick to praise his forward. He said, ‘Van Persie is an exceptional goalscorer, he is an untypical centre forward because many times I hear ‘Why do you play him centre forward?’ because he’s not what you call the typical striker…The club knows he is an exceptional player but the crowd as well knows that he is a real lover of the club and he has Arsenal in his heart and they appreciate that especially with the times we have gone through’.
It was a nervy start for Arsenal who could have been behind in a matter of minutes had Wojciech Szczesny not pulled off a superb save to deny Darren Pratley from six yards out. However, once Van Persie netted the opener that seemed to instil confidence into an Arsenal side that have endured a horrendous start to the season.
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