Ex- Arsenal, United ace Van Persie escapes serious eye injury

Ex- Arsenal, United ace Van Persie escapes serious eye injury

Fenerbahce have played down fears over an eye injury suffered by former Arsenal and Manchester United striker Robin van Persie on Sunday.

The 33-year-old Dutchman scored the opening goal in Fener’s 3-1 Super Lig win over Akhisar but was carried off on a stretcher after 37 minutes, having taken a blow to the eye in a seemingly innocuous collision with an opponent.

Television pictures appeared to show blood coming from the heavily bandaged left eye of Van Persie, but a club statement said the situation was much less serious than feared.

“He received a blow to the eye and suffered a torn eyelid and bleeding,” club doctor Burak Kunduraciogl said.

“After the first intervention, we sent an ophthalmologist to the hospital to assess him. After the investigations we learned that nothing important happened. His condition is good.”

Dutchman Van Persie played for Arsenal and Manchester United in the English Premier League, winning the title with the latter in 2013 a season after leaving the Gunners.

-Report by Sky Sports

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