Van Persie criticized his Manchester United teammates following the team's defeat to Olympiacos on Tuesday, saying they occupy the space he wants to play in, reports the Daily Mail.

Van Persie had a few chances on Tuesday night, but did seem to be thwarted by his own teammates being too close, or in the way at times. He added that he needs to adjust his runs based on his teammates and it shrinks the zone in which he is able to work.

Van Persie scored from the spot in the 62nd minute of Manchester United's 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Van Persie has been red hot since the end of January, scoring in four of his last five league matches. He now has 11 goals in 16 appearances this season, although van Persie's biggest issue has always been an inability to remain healthy throughout a full Premier League season.

Van Persie scored in the sixth minute of Manchester United's 2-0 win over Cardiff City on Tuesday.

Van Persie, playing for the first time in over a month due to a thigh injury, wasted little time getting back to his scoring ways. The Dutch striker now has eight goals and two assists in 12 Premier League appearances this season, including five in his past six games.

Van Persie (thigh) is in the starting XI for Tuesday's match against Cardiff City.

Van Persie has been out for more than a month, but has finally been able to get healthy enough to return. It's an excellent matchup against a Cardiff squad that should be well outmatched at Old Trafford.

Manager David Moyes confirmed that van Persie (thigh) trained fully Monday and could play Tuesday against Cardiff City, the Telegraph reports.

Van Persie has been sidelined for more than a month due to his thigh injury, and there were some indications last week that he may be able to return for Manchester United's Capital One Cup match against Sunderland last Wednesday. That didn't come to fruition, but a return against Cardiff would be a huge boost to United and many fantasy teams.

Despite reports that he might be available off the bench, van Persie (thigh) is out for Wednesday's Capital One Cup match against Sunderland.

Van Persie has already missed more than a month due to the injury, and as he's not yet back to full fitness, he won't risk any setbacks in a Capital One Cup match.

Van Persie (thigh) could be available off the bench for Wednesday's Capital One Cup match against Sunderland, the Daily Express reports.

Van Persie has already missed more than a month with his thigh injury and was supposedly "set to return any day" for the last couple weeks. If he is able to make an appearance for United on Wednesday, he'll be a huge boost with Premier League fixtures starting up again January 28.