"Manchester United" coach Louis van Gaal claims that at the beginning of the season Robin van Persie could have lost his starting place in the team, but he has to thank Radamel Falcao for that, who then suffered an injury. The Dutch national team striker did not show excellent performance at the start of the English Premier League season and was criticized, but lately R. van Persie has become the main source of victories for the "Red Devils". "He was a lucky boy, because at the beginning of the season Falcao got injured and then I had only him along with Rooney and Wilson," Van Gaal said. "Rooney can play in various positions, and James Wilson is still young and not yet fully developed. I always play with two forwards, only three or four times I played with one, so Robin was lucky. I trust him a lot, although there are moments when he is not in the best form. I think van Persie is still one of the best strikers in the world," added the coach.
