Red marauder

DAVID Moyes is confident the knee injury suffered by Robin van Persie in last night’s epic comeback against Olympiacos isn’t serious.

Van Persie scored a stunning hat-trick to give Manchester United the 3-0 win they needed to go into the quarter finals of the Champions League.

Some of the gloss was taken off when Van Persie was carried off on a stretcher in the dying minutes of the match.

The player was having a scan today and Moyes hoped for good news: “I don’t think he is too bad,” said Moyes.

Van Persie scored a penalty then converted Wayne Rooney’s cross before rounding off the win with a stunning free-kick in the second half.

Moyes praised his hero’s efforts: “To score a hat-trick in Champions League football is a big thing,” he said. “There are only certain players in the world capable of it, and Robin van Persie is one of them.

Moyes had to face questions about his future for the first time on Tuesday following Sunday’s hurtful loss to Liverpool. But the Scot is sure he retains the backing of the United board and now hopes to use the 3-2 aggregate win as a springboard for the rest of the season.

Unless United win all their remaining nine games they will end the season with their lowest points total in the history of the Premier League.