Van Persie avoids penalty for hitting elbow © EuroFootball.com

Robin van Persie will not face sanctions for hitting Newcastle defender Yohan Cabaye in the elbow.

This should particularly upset 'Magpies' coach Alan Pardew, who stated that the behavior of the "Man Utd" forward was not accidental. The elbow strike was allegedly retaliation for several incidents that occurred before this episode.

True, no punishment will be given to Newcastle defender Cheikh Tiote, who also stomped on Tom Cleverley in the same match.

"Man Utd" won the match 3-0 and moved up to second place in the league table.