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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<ul><li>Van Persie at Old Trafford to watch clash against Aston Villa</li><li>Clicked selfies with fans before kick-off</li><li>United have lost eight Premier League games this season</li></ul>

WATCH: Robin van Persie is back at Man Utd! Red Devils icon takes selfies with supporters ahead of Premier League clash against Aston Villa

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United legend Robin van Persie has returned to Old Trafford on Boxing Day to watch his former club take on Aston Villa in the Premier League. The former Dutch international was seen giving away autographs and clicking selfies with fans ahead of kick-off.

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">It’s always good to see a Robin at Christmas… 🎄 👀 <a href="https://twitter.com/Persie_Official?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Persie_Official</a> is in the building!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MUFC</a> || <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MUNAVL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MUNAVL</a> <a href="https://t.co/KGu70MFFvz">pic.twitter.com/KGu70MFFvz</a>— Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href="https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1739728850991374496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 26, 2023</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

With Sir Jim Ratcliffe's <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/man-utd-confirm-sir-jim-ratcliffe-partial-man-utd-takeover-christmas-eve/bltf115e1c0a3e3d3b7#cs99e6ccb918e9a8f6" target="_blank">INEOS group taking a 25% stake in the club</a> for approximately £1.25 billion ($1.58b) on Christmas Eve, the Red Devils will hope to turn things around starting with the Villans' clash on Tuesday. The <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/sir-jim-ratcliffe-man-utd-supporters-vow-top/blt7f0014535b72f5b6#cscb4f7503f76634eb" target="_blank">British Billionaire has vowed to pump in £237m ($300m)</a> of future investment into Old Trafford.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Having already lost eight times in the Premier League this season, Erik ten Hag's side cannot afford to drop further points if they want to finish in the European places. After the clash against Unai Emery's team, they are set to face Nottingham Forest in the final game of 2023.

WHAT NEXT FOR MANCHESTER UNITED?

WATCH: Robin van Persie is back at Man Utd! Red Devils icon takes selfies with supporters ahead of Premier League clash against Aston Villa | Goal.com Australia

Robin van Persie is in attendance at Old Trafford to watch Manchester United take on Aston Villa in the Premier League. 