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'I should have thought about it a bit better': Robin van Persie admits he was to blame for half-time shirt swap with former Arsenal team-mate Andre Santos just months after joining Manchester United in 2012

Robin van Persie has admitted that he was to blame for the infamous half time shirt swap with his former Arsenal team-mate Andre Santos in November 2012.

Van Persie had left Arsenal for Manchester United in a controversial move just months previously and went on to score three minutes into his first game against his old club at Old Trafford.

Santos, who built up a close friendship with van Persie when they were both at Arsenal, was enduring a torrid match at left-back.

Robin van Persie says he was to blame for his infamous shirt swap with Andre Santos in 2012
The pair swapped shirts at half-time just months after van Persie's move to Manchester United

Arsenal supporters were further infuriated when the pair swapped shirts as they walked towards the tunnel at half time, with many livid at Santos' actions.