Man United’s Robin van Persie reveals toe injury fears

Manchester United striker Robin van Persie admits he thought he had broken his toe after suffering a knock earlier this month.

The 30-year-old striker picked up the problem during the 1-1 Champions League draw against Shakhtar Donetsk earlier this month.

Despite the injury scare, Van Persie played the full 90 minutes as United ran out 2-1 winners at Sunderland last weekend.

And speaking after he netted a hat-trick in the Netherlands’ 8-1 thrashing of Hungary on Friday, Van Persie revealed that he thought he had suffered a serious injury before a scan showed otherwise.

“Against Shakhtar I got such a hard kick on my toe, I immediately thought it was broken. It was so sore,” said Van Persie.

“On the Thursday, after returning to Manchester, I had a scan. Eight years ago I broke a bone on my other foot and it felt like a similar injury.

“I was so relieved there was no fracture visible, but doctors told me it was badly bruised. I was told to rest it, but I wanted to play against Sunderland.

“So we did what they call a quick fix. The medics gave me an injection, but I have said I won’t do that again. If I keep having injections in my toe, it is not going to improve. It will get more sensitive and painful.”