Nightmare! Van Persie faces another SIX WEEKS out as Moyes's problems continue

Lengthy absence: Van Persie hasn't played since coming on as a substitute in the 1-0 Champions League win over Shakhtar on December 10, and it may be late February until he's seen next

Manchester United fear Robin van Persie could be on the sidelines for a further six weeks with a repeat of a thigh injury he suffered at Arsenal.

David Moyes desperately needs his principal striker back and, as problems mount, on Friday he confirmed that Wayne Rooney would also miss Saturday's clash against Swansea.

But the more serious concern for Moyes is Van Persie, the manager admitting that he ‘would not want to put a date’ on the 30-year-old’s return even after sending him to Holland to work with a fitness coach at PSV Eindhoven.

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