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Robin van Persie believes he joined Manchester United at right stage of career

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Robin van Persie is convinced that he got the timing of his decision to leave Arsenal for Manchester United just right.

Enjoyment

On how things have gone for him at Old Trafford, Van Persie added: "On and off the pitch, everyone has been helpful. I have settled in well. "The main thing is that from day one everyone gave me the feeling that I was welcome and that they were happy for me to be here. I was happy to be here, it was a new challenge for me and I was ready for that challenge. I am having fun. "I am seeing things again which I haven't seen for a long time. When I first went to Arsenal years ago I saw things from (Dennis) Bergkamp and (Thierry) Henry that I had never seen in my life before. Now I am seeing those things again and that makes me happy. "It's like being a kid in a sweet shop. This is having fun, enjoying myself. That's what I am doing, I'm just having fun."
Injuries
Van Persie certainly is having fun, with 22 goals plundered in 28 outings - 18 of them coming in the Premier League. He hopes there will be many more to come, with the injury troubles which plagued him in the past having been put firmly to one side. He said: "If you go back to my injuries, people just look at stats and for a couple of years those stats weren't great. But most of those injuries were impact injuries, they can happen. It was mostly unlucky. "I don't think it was me to blame, or the club medical staff to blame. I was just unlucky."