Van Persie: We were lucky

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie admitted his team were “very lucky” to beat battling Birmingham 1-0 at Highbury today.

Sun, 02 Oct, 2005 - 16:34

Arsenal 1 Birmingham City 0

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie admitted his team were “very lucky” to beat battling Birmingham 1-0 at Highbury today.

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