Manchester United favourite Robin van Persie admits that he had goosebumps when supporters chanted his name during the memorable Europa League win over Barcelona at Old Trafford.
Following a pulsating 180 minutes between those two heavyweights - over two legs - United progressed into the last-16 with their 4-3 victory on aggregate. Fred and Antony responded to a penalty from Poland frontman Robert Lewandowski to settle the scores in the second leg and send United through.
It clinched a thrilling result to go with the atmosphere - and Van Persie found himself front and centre in that regard when he was serenaded from the stands. Alongside his fellow ex-United players Owen Hargreaves and Paul Scholes, the Dutchman was working for BT Sport on Thursday night.
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While they were previewing the second leg, Scholes was cut short by supporters as he detailed one key area for United in their pursuit for European progression. But it was all in fantastic taste as the pundits paused with Van Persie soaking up his deserved plaudits from match-goers.
His chant - to the tune of Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes - echoed around Old Trafford to celebrate Van Persie on his latest return to the club. During his playing days, a high-profile and controversial switch from Arsenal inspired United to their most-recent Premier League title win in 2013.
Van Persie, 39, plundered 26 goals in his debut season at Old Trafford and was named Player of the Year for the entire division. It is no wonder the former Netherlands forward is held in such high regard by supporters as he took to social media to respond to those chants.
Uploading a clip onto Twitter from the spine-tingling moment, he added a short caption to his 9.2m followers. It read: "Goosebumps! What an electric atmosphere at Old Trafford yesterday."
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