Louis van Gaal relieves Robin van Persie of penalty-taking duties for Manchester UnitedLouis van Gaal has relieved Robin van Persie of penalty-taking duties for Manchester United following his miss in Saturday's 1-0 defeat to West Brom.The Baggies recorded successive victories at Old Trafford for the first time since 1959 after Chris Brunt's 63rd minute free-kick deflected off Jonas Olsson and flew past David de Gea.
Van Persie had the chance to grab a valuable point for United 11 minutes later when referee Anthony Taylor ruled Saido Berahino had handled Antonio Valencia's cross in his own box.
But Boaz Myhill saved the striker's effort and United went on to lose their third successive match, leaving them four points above fifth-placed Liverpool with three games left.
Van Persie took the penalty because Wayne Rooney missed his previous attempt at Liverpool.
And now that the former Arsenal striker has failed to score from the spot, Van Gaal is looking for a new penalty taker.
"No, he is now at the end of the road," the United boss said when asked if Van Persie would continue taking penalties."It is always (like that). Wayne has missed also so when you miss you are at the bottom again."
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