A number of reports had suggested the Dutchman will be
out of action from anywhere between four to six weeks, but the manager says
that is simply "wrong information"
Manchester United boss David Moyes is cautious to put a
date on Robin van Persie's return from injury but has rubbished reports that he
will be out until March.
The striker has started just one game in all competitions
since scoring the winner against former side Arsenal on November 10.
Reports in some quarters had
suggested Van Persie could face a further six weeks on the sidelines, but Moyes
insists that is not true: "I don't know where that has come from. That
would be wrong information as far as I am concerned."
Goal exclusively revealed on Thursday that Van Persie was
closing in on a return to the first team within 10 days after working
one-on-one with PSV fitness coach Arno Philips in his native Netherlands.
Speaking ahead of United's 2-0 win over Swansea, Moyes
confirmed the striker's work with Philips, who he has also worked with
following previously injuries.
"We're trying to get Robin back. He's got a thigh
strain similar to the one he had at Arsenal [during the 2007-08 season].
"He never had an injury all last season. He took a
corner against Shakhtar and felt his thigh so it was a freak thing really and
not [aggravating] an injury he'd had before.
"It's a different injury. We have to manage it correctly
and he's been to Holland to see a guy he works with there.
"So we're doing everything we can to give him the
right treatment and get him back as soon as we possibly can. But I don't want
to put a date on his return."
Culled from Goal
