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Van Persie: United can still win the title

ESPN staff
November 25, 2014
Robin van Persie's Manchester United moved into the top four with victory against Arsenal on Saturday © Getty Images
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Robin van Persie believes Manchester United can still win the title - even though they are 13 points behind leaders Chelsea.

United moved into the top four with Saturday's victory at Van Persie's former club Arsenal and the striker thinks that, with 26 games of the season remaining, they have time to catch Jose Mourinho's team.

"This year it's still possible as we've only played [a third] of our games, we're aiming for this year but it will be very hard," Van Persie told BT Sport. "If not this year then hopefully next year."

United had made their worst start to a Premier League season and have already dropped 17 points, while they only dropped 25 in the whole of 2012-13, when they were last champions.

Meanwhile, captain Wayne Rooney has named Van Persie in his ideal five-a-side team.

Rooney picked an attacking quintet with Radamel Falcao, Angel Di Maria and Juan Mata, who has not made manager Louis van Gaal's starting XI for the last three games.

Rooney admitted there was one obvious absence from his side, asking the club website: "Do you have to have a goalkeeper?"

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