Robin van Persie admits 'standards dropped' at Man Utd but David Moyes 'not to blame'
Robin van Persie has insisted that David Moyes was not solely responsible for Manchester United's downturn in form after Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.
And he maintains that a key reason why he joined United was to play under Ferguson, who assured him at the last minute that he would be with the club until at least 2015. "To be fair the reason why he stopped was family reasons and family comes first. He was one of the big reasons I signed so it was a blow but then that is football.In their first season without Ferguson, United slumped from Premier League champions to a seventh place finish.
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