Issues surrounding Van Persie’s discipline helped prompt Feyenoord to sell at such a low price.It was still a fabulous deal, half the price that Chelsea were paying PSV Eindhoven for Mateja Kezman at the same time.
Wenger has since spent substantially on attacking talent, including Andrei Arshavin (£15m), Theo Walcott (£9m), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (£12m), Gervinho (£10m) and Chu-young Park (£5m).
None can match the value-for-money of Van Persie, whose hat-trick was the gleaming icing on a fruitcake of a London Derby.
“I feel I can score every time I go out on to the pitch,’’ said the Arsenal striker.
“It’s just the best feeling to have. It doesn’t really matter who we play, we always create chances so that means I always have a go. Then it’s up to me to score.’’
Space and opportunities are created for Van Persie by the likes of Gervinho and Walcott, who both impressed at the Bridge.
“We’ve got a striker who is on top of the world at the moment and, for me and Gervinho, playing alongside him is a dream,’’ said Walcott of Van Persie.
“He can make your game look so easy.
“It shows how important he is to this team. He’s had so many injuries but when you have a fit Robin through the whole season you will be a totally different team.
"I’m not saying he makes us a one-man show but Robin gives us that totally different dimension.
"So we’re happy, hoping he stays fit and keeps on banging in those goals every week.”
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