Possessing a wand of a left foot, Robin had a monumental impact on United when he arrived at the club in 2012.
Eight years after his 2015 departure, the Dutchman is hoping to have a similar influence on the next generation of players.
RvP recently returned to our training ground, meeting members of the current squad and Erik ten Hag, before also interviewing the manager for BT Sport.
Still relatively new to the coaching game, van Persie says he is trying to be a “sponge” and take in all the information he can, which is exactly what he did when he observed Erik's training sessions out on the Carrington pitches.