Robin van Persie: Alex Ferguson says forward line is like 1999

Sir Alex Ferguson believes the signing of Robin van Persie means he has a forward line close to matching his Treble-winning 1999 line-up.

Van Persie, 29, is expected to be in Manchester on Thursday afternoon to complete his £24m deal and could make his debut at Everton on Monday.
He said: "In 1999 I had Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the four best strikers in Europe.

Class of 1999 v Class of 2012

Apps (all comps)		Goals (all comps)
152	Dwight Yorke	66
275	Andy Cole	121
153	Teddy Sheringham	46
366	Ole Gunnar Solskjaer	126
365	Wayne Rooney	181
278	Robin van Persie	132
63	Danny Welbeck	17
81	Javier Hernandez	32

"We are going towards that now."

United could now have a front line selected from Van Persie, Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez, Danny Welbeck and Shinji Kagawa.
Ferguson's four front men in 1999 led them to a historic Treble success as they won the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup in one season.
Van Persie's arrival at Old Trafford will give Ferguson an array of forward options, including linking the Dutchman with Rooney, combining the Premier League's top two scorers last season.