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Good OP and an interesting comparison. I have to go with Yorke due to how influential he was in the best team in Europe.
Van Persie was incredible but in a very individual way. Yorke was a talismanic signing and he added a completely different dimension to the attack in the treble winning team.
With RVP, you knew he would have a great impact after how well he performed at Arsenal but I just never saw it with Yorke at Villa. I didn't think he had it in him to be a top class striker at a big club.
I was completely wrong. That season he was outstanding. Easily one of the best players in Europe. He went away from home to some of the biggest clubs in Europe and tore them apart. He was absolutely outstanding.
It's a little sad how it turned out for him. If he had the mentality of an elite player he could have been one of the all time great United players.
Van Persie was incredible but in a very individual way. Yorke was a talismanic signing and he added a completely different dimension to the attack in the treble winning team.
With RVP, you knew he would have a great impact after how well he performed at Arsenal but I just never saw it with Yorke at Villa. I didn't think he had it in him to be a top class striker at a big club.
I was completely wrong. That season he was outstanding. Easily one of the best players in Europe. He went away from home to some of the biggest clubs in Europe and tore them apart. He was absolutely outstanding.
It's a little sad how it turned out for him. If he had the mentality of an elite player he could have been one of the all time great United players.