Robin van Persie is being hailed as the next Ruud van Nistelrooy of Manchester United.
However, there is every possibility that he may end up as the next Cristiano Ronaldo.
Sir Alex will be hoping he remains a Nistelrooy and United can get more than they got out of Ronaldo.
However, at the rate that he is scoring, the comparisons with Ronaldo are inevitable.
The former Arsenal captain notched his 10th goal of the season when he opened the scoring in the 2-1 win against his old club on Saturday.
Stand-in Red Devils skipper Patrice Evra believes the £22 million summer signing is similar to United goal-scoring machine Van Nistelrooy, according to a report in The Sun (https://bit.ly/UtgaMy).
Evra said: “People can now see that Robin is strong mentally. He seems like he has played for us for many years and he reminds me of Van Nistelrooy.
“I hope he can keep going because he can be one of the best.
“I played with Ruud when I signed for United and remember what a great player he was.”
Van Nistelrooy scored 150 goals in just five years with Alex Ferguson’s men.
Asked why he believes they are similar, Evra smiled: “First of all, they are both Dutch! But it’s the class and the touch they both have when you pass the ball to them.
“Robin is just a top-class player and you can see why United wanted him and why the gaffer worked so hard to get him. He has started so well and I just hope he can keep going because, at United, you have to do that in every game and we have to do everything we can to make sure he feels good.
“I hope he can keep going because he can be one of the best.”