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Manchester United striker Robin van Persie is glad to have worked under Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger

By Gerrit van Leeuwen

Friday 7 September 2012 14:31, UK

Image: Robin van Persie: Glad to have worked under both Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson

Robin van Persie says it is a 'special' feeling being one of the only players to have worked under both Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger.

However, the striker went on to redeem himself with two more strikes after that blunder to win the game and feels his response was a sign of his maturity as a player.

Disappointments

"A career won't be always a bed of roses. You have disappointments," he said. "Look at my missed penalty kick against Southampton last Sunday. That is what you call a disappointment. "Taking a penalty kick in that way when you are 2-1 behind. That's just bad. "I couldn't explain it, not even to myself. And what you do next? Do you stay disappointed? Or are you going to hunt, and get over it? "In the game I put it behind me, thankfully. Many people can get swept up after something like that. It's happened to me (before) and it's all over then. "Someone who is 18 years old wouldn't score two times after it. I wouldn't have done a couple of years ago. "You have to be lucky, but you also have to force it."

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