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Van Persie has no regrets over celebration of Man Utd equaliser

Manchester United striker Robin van Persie admits he allowed emotion to get the better of him after scoring the equaliser in their 1-1 draw with Chelsea.

Van Persie whipped off his shirt and flung it in the air before being booked by ref Phil Dowd for his celebration.

"I know it's one of the rules that you have to keep your shirt on but sometimes you forget and everything comes together and the whole place explodes," Van Persie told MUTV.

"It was one of those fantastic moments and the main thing today is that we got something out of this game because we deserved it.

"It was a big relief for the fans, for the players and for everyone at Manchester United that we got the goal in the end. The whole stadium exploded and it gave us a big boost."

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