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Manchester United's Memphis Depay and Robin van Persie 'talk over' training ground spat | London Evening Standard

Manchester United forward Memphis Depay has been involved in a spat with former Red Devils striker Robin van Persie during a Holland training session.

Manchester United's Memphis Depay and Robin van Persie 'talk over' training ground spat | London Evening Standard
Manchester United's Memphis Depay and Robin van Persie 'talk over' training ground spatSpat: Danny Blind confirmed on Monday there had been an incident between Memphis and Van Persie(Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Manchester United forward Memphis Depay has been involved in a spat with former Red Devils striker Robin van Persie during a Holland training session.

Following reports of a bust-up occurring between the pair prior to Saturday's 2-1 victory over Kazakhstan, Dutch national team boss Danny Blind on Monday confirmed there had been an incident but was keen to play it down.

Blind, quoted by Telegraaf, said: "There are sometimes situations in training where players think different.

"Then you talk about it. That's what happened and then it's over."

Blind, whose son is Depay's United team-mate Daley Blind, also stressed the episode had had no role in his decision to leave Van Persie out of his starting XI for the Kazakhstan game.

Van Persie - his country's all-time top-scorer with 49 goals in what is now 100 caps following his late substitute appearance on Saturday - left United to join Fenerbahce in July, a month after Depay's arrival at Old Trafford from PSV Eindhoven.