Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has picked up a thigh injury whilst on international duty with Netherlands.

The current PFA Player of the Year was substituted at half-time of the Oranje’s 4-1 victory over Hungary as a precautionary measure after taking a heavy challenge from an opposition defender.

Louis van Gaal has stated that the injury does not look to serious, but he was eager not to risk the Red Devils’ man.

"We took off Robin for precautionary measures. It doesn't seem to be too serious, but you never know. We didn't want to take any risks,” The Guardian report the trainer as saying.

Sir Alex Ferguson will hope that the knock will not keep the star on the sidelines for any prolonged period of time, especially given that Wayne Rooney is currently recovering from injury also.

It remains to be seen whether Van Persie will be available to feature for the Old Trafford outfit in their next fixture against Wigan on Saturday.