Alot Changed At Man U After Sir Alex Ferguson –Van Persie

Former Manchester United striker, Robin van Persie, has claimed Manchester United stepped away from the principles that made them successful after Sir Alex Ferguson retired as manager in 2013.

The forward, who joined United from Arsenal in Ferguson’s final season as the club’s manager, scored 26 goals to guide the club to their 20th league title.

However, Holland’s all-time record scorer feels the cultural shift made at the club and arrival of Ed Woodward as United’s chief-executive officer has contributed to their fall from grace over the last six years.

“A lot changed quickly after Ferguson, even the little things,” stated Van Persie in an exclusive interview with Goal. “Manchester United started to use social media, suddenly. It is their opinion, it is their club, they can do what they want, but you could see that a lot of things were moving and changing.

“Sir Alex was more old school. He said no to social media, we are football players and we play football, not too much commercial stuff.

“They stepped away from what was successful, but maybe some people have been too harsh in their judgement of United since Ferguson left,” the new BT Sport pundit stated.