Robin van Persie celebrated his goal against Stoke in spectacular style at the weekend, nearly knocking Sir Alex Ferguson right off his feet.
The Dutch striker was so elated to have ended his 10-game goal drought that he rushed straight over to his manager and hugged him in a similar embrace to that of a father and son.
Robin van Persie celebrates with Sir Alex Ferguson as Man Utd edge closer to the title.
Alex Ferguson said after the game “He nearly killed me! He forgets I’m 71. It was a great celebration as it brought the emotion of the players and fans together. We really did celebrate that.”
Sir Alex then added: “For all strikers you go through spells when you are not scoring and thinking you will never get a goal.
But this is not the first time that Robin van Persie has celebrated with such emotion with his manager. He showed the same spirt after scoring against Barcelona with then manager Arsène Wenger during the Champions League.
Arsène Wenger is embraced by Robin van Persie after he scored against Barcelona in 2001.
Van Persie was with Arsenal for over 8 years in which Arsène Wenger saw him through the highs and low of his career with the north London Club.
How must Wenger be feeling now after seeing the new relationship that has blossomed between Sir Alex Ferguson and the Dutch scoring sensation.
Robin van Persie celebrates with his manager
Stoke City v Manchester United - Premier League(01 of38)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Robin van Persie of Manchester United celebrates scoring their second goal with manager Sir Alex Ferguson during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Manchester United at Britannia Stadium on April 14, 2013 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Stoke City v Manchester United - Premier League(02 of38)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Robin van Persie of Manchester United celebrates scoring their second goal with manager Sir Alex Ferguson during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Manchester United at Britannia Stadium on April 14, 2013 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Stoke City v Manchester United - Premier League(03 of38)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Robin van Persie of Manchester United celebrates scoring their second goal with manager Sir Alex Ferguson during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Manchester United at Britannia Stadium on April 14, 2013 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Stoke City v Manchester United - Premier League(04 of38)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Robin van Persie of Manchester United celebrates scoring their second goal with manager Sir Alex Ferguson during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Manchester United at Britannia Stadium on April 14, 2013 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Stoke City v Manchester United - Premier League(05 of38)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Robin van Persie of Manchester United celebrates scoring their second goal with manager Sir Alex Ferguson during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Manchester United at Britannia Stadium on April 14, 2013 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Stoke City v Manchester United - Premier League(06 of38)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Robin van Persie of Manchester United celebrates scoring their second goal with manager Sir Alex Ferguson during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Manchester United at Britannia Stadium on April 14, 2013 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Stoke City v Manchester United - Premier League(07 of38)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Robin van Persie of Manchester United celebrates scoring their second goal with manager Sir Alex Ferguson during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Manchester United at Britannia Stadium on April 14, 2013 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Stoke City v Manchester United - Premier League(08 of38)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Robin van Persie of Manchester United celebrates scoring their second goal with manager Sir Alex Ferguson during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Manchester United at Britannia Stadium on April 14, 2013 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Stoke City v Manchester United - Premier League(09 of38)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Robin van Persie of Manchester United celebrates scoring their second goal with manager Sir Alex Ferguson during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Manchester United at Britannia Stadium on April 14, 2013 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Stoke City v Manchester United - Premier League(10 of38)
STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - APRIL 14: Robin van Persie of Manchester United celebrates scoring his team's second goal with Manager Sir Alex Ferguson during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Manchester United at the Britannia Stadium on April 14, 2013 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Reading v Manchester United - Premier League(11 of38)
READING, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 01: Sir Alex Ferguson substitutes Robin van Persie for Danny Welbeck during the Barclays Premier League match between Reading and Manchester United at Madejski Stadium on December 1, 2012 in Reading, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Robin Van Persie Signs For Manchester United FC(12 of38)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 17: Robin van Persie of Manchester United poses with manager Sir Alex Ferguson and a United shirt ahead of a press conference after signing a four year contract with the club on August 17, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Robin Van Persie Signs For Manchester United FC(13 of38)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 17: Robin van Persie (L) and Manager Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United pose with a Manchester United shirt after van Persie signed a four year contract with the club at Old Trafford on August 17, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Robin Van Persie Signs For Manchester United FC(14 of38)
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 17: (MINIMIMUM FEE OF GBP 250 OR LOCAL EQUIVALENT PER IMAGE USE) (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Manager Sir Alex Ferguson (L) talks with new signing Robin van Persie during a Manchester United FC trainining session at their Carrington Training Ground on August 17, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by John Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Robin Van Persie Signs For Manchester United FC(15 of38)
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 17: (MINIMIMUM FEE OF GBP 250 OR LOCAL EQUIVALENT PER IMAGE USE) (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Manager Sir Alex Ferguson (L) talks with new signing Robin van Persie during a Manchester United FC trainining session at their Carrington Training Ground on August 17, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by John Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Robin Van Persie Signs For Manchester United FC(16 of38)
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 17: (MINIMIMUM FEE OF GBP 250 OR LOCAL EQUIVALENT PER IMAGE USE) (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Manager Sir Alex Ferguson (L) talks with new signing Robin van Persie during a Manchester United FC trainining session at their Carrington Training Ground on August 17, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by John Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Robin Van Persie Signs For Manchester United FC(17 of38)
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 17: (MINIMIMUM FEE OF GBP 250 OR LOCAL EQUIVALENT PER IMAGE USE) (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) New signing Robin van Persie talks with manager Sir Alex Ferguson (R) during a Manchester United FC trainining session at their Carrington Training Ground on August 17, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Robin Van Persie Signs For Manchester United FC(18 of38)
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 17: (MINIMIMUM FEE OF GBP 250 OR LOCAL EQUIVALENT PER IMAGE USE) (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Manager Sir Alex Ferguson poses with Robin van Persie (R) as he signs for Manchester United FC at their Carrington Training Ground on August 17, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by John Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Manchester United v Arsenal - Premier League(19 of38)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: Arsene Wenger the Manager of Arsenal speaks to Robin van Persie of Manchester United as the teams come off for half time during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on November 3, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images,) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal v Chelsea - Premier League(20 of38)
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 21: Robine van Persie of Arsenal chats to Arsene Wenger the Arsenal Manager before the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on April 21, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Manchester United v Arsenal - Premier League(21 of38)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: Arsene Wenger the Manager of Arsenal speaks to Robin van Persie of Manchester United as the teams come off for half time during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on November 3, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images,) (credit:Getty Images)
Manchester United v Arsenal - Premier League(22 of38)
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: Arsene Wenger the Manager of Arsenal speaks to Robin van Persie of Manchester United as the teams come off for half time during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on November 3, 2012 in Manchester, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images,) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal v Queens Park Rangers - Premier League(23 of38)
LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 31: Robin van Persie celebrates scoring his goal for Arsenal with Arsene Wenger the Arsenal Manager during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Queens Park Rangers at Emirates Stadium on December 31, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal Training(24 of38)
ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 20: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger talks to Robin van Persie during a training session at London Colney on December 20, 2011 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal Training And Press Conference(25 of38)
ST ALBANS, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 22: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger talks with Robin van Persie and Andre Santos during a training session ahead of their UEFA Champions League Group match against Borussia Dortmund, London Colney on November 22, 2011 in St Albans, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal football club players Robin Van(26 of38)
Arsenal football club players Robin Van Persie (2nd R) and Bacary Sagna (R) together with coach Arsene Wenger (C) pose for pictures with head coach of Malaysian football team K. Rajagopal after a press conference at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2011. Arsenal is on the first leg of their tour of Asia and arrived here to play a friendly game against Malaysia scheduled on July 13. AFP PHOTO / Saeed KHAN (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal's Dutch forward Robin van Persie(27 of38)
Arsenal's Dutch forward Robin van Persie (L) celebrates with his French coach Arsene Wenger after scoring agoal during the Champions League round of 16 first leg football match Arsenal vs FC Barcelona on February 16, 2011 at the Emirates stadium in London. AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE (Photo credit should read LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal's Dutch forward Robin van Persie(28 of38)
Arsenal's Dutch forward Robin van Persie (L) celebrates with Arsenal's French coach Arsène Wenger after scoring a goal during his team's Champions League round of 16, 1st leg football match against FC Barcelona on February 16, 2011 at the Emirates stadium in London. AFP PHOTO/LLUIS GENE. (Photo credit should read LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal's Dutch forward Robin van Persie(29 of38)
Arsenal's Dutch forward Robin van Persie (L) celebrates with Arsenal's French coach Arsène Wenger after scoring a goal during his team's Champions League round of 16, 1st leg football match against FC Barcelona on February 16, 2011 at the Emirates stadium in London. AFP PHOTO/LLUIS GENE. (Photo credit should read LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal v Blackpool - Premier League(30 of38)
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Robin van Persie of Arsenal shares a joke with Arsene Wenger prior to coming on during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Blackpool at The Emirates Stadium on August 21, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal's French footballer William Gall(31 of38)
Arsenal's French footballer William Gallas, (R) Dutch footballer Robin Van Persie (L) and manager Arsene Wenger (Back Facing) attend a team training session at London Colney, north of London, on November 24, 2008. Arsenal challenge Dynamo Kiev at the Emirates stadium in London in a UEFA Champions League group stage match on Tuesday. AFP PHOTO/Glyn Kirk (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger ((32 of38)
Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger (R) speaks with Dutch footballer Robin Van Persie during a team training session at London Colney, north of London, on November 24, 2008. Arsenal challenge Dynamo Kiev at the Emirates stadium in London in a UEFA Champions League group stage match on Tuesday. AFP PHOTO/Glyn Kirk (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Ajax v Inter Milan - Amsterdam Tournament(33 of38)
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - AUGUST 09: Robin Van Persie and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger after Arsenal win the Amsterdam Tournament match between Ajax and Inter Milan at the Amsterdam Arena on August 9, 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal Training(34 of38)
LONDON - APRIL 01: Arsene Wenger talks with Robin Van Persie of Arsenal during Arsenal training prior to tomorrows Champions League Quarter Final match against Liverpool at London Colney on April 1, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (R) celebr(35 of38)
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (R) celebrates at the final whistle with Arsenal's Dutch forward Robin Van Persie (L) after the English Premier league football match agaisnt Bolton at The Reebok Stadium , Bolton, on March 29 2008. AFP PHOTO/ANDREW YATES Mobile and website use of domestic English football pictures are subject to obtaining a Photographic End User Licence from Football DataCo Ltd Tel : +44 (0) 207 864 9121 or e-mail accreditations@football-dataco.com - applies to Premier and Football League matches. (Photo credit should read ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Chelsea v Arsenal(36 of38)
LONDON - AUGUST 21: Arsenal Manager, Arsene Wenger has talks with Robin Van Persie during the Barclays Premiership match between Chelsea and Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on August 21, 2005 in London, England. (Photo by Phil Cole/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
UEFA Champions League Dinamo Zagreb v Arsenal(37 of38)
ZAGREB, CROATIA - AUGUST 08: Coach Arsene Wenger (R) of Arsenal gives advise to Robin Van Persie during the UEFA Champions League Qualification third round match between Dinamo Zagreb and Arsenal at the Maksimir Stadium on August 8, 2006 in Zagreb, Croatia. (Photo by Friedemann Vogel/Bongarts/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal Training(38 of38)
LONDON - APRIL 01: Arsene Wenger the Arsenal coach talks with Robin Van Persie during an Arsenal training session at Arsenal's London Colney Training Ground on April 1, 2008 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)