Robin van Persie is not expected to be fit in time to feature in this month’s Manchester derby, his manager Louis van Gaal has confirmed.
The Manchester United striker, 31, has missed the last five games afterinjuring his ankle in the defeat at Swansea City in February.The Dutchman was already ruled out of Saturday’s game against Aston Villa.Asked if he was likely to be ready to face Manchester City on 12 April, Van Gaal said: “I don’t think so.”
The United manager added: “The process has to give me signals he is ready for that but I know that from my experience it is not like that.”
