Arsenal F.C. Robin van Persie plays table tennis

It is said, often by himself, that Robin van Persie is Arsenal’s king of the table tennis table. So, to test just how good the Dutchman is, the Arsenal matchday programme arranged for Robin to spend an afternoon at Southall Sports Centre, home of leading British side London Progress, for an afternoon of coaching and competition with three-times Commonwealth champion Matthew Syed and 18-year-old prodigy Darius Knight. Robin was put through his paces with a range of serving and returning d