Arsenal striker Robin van Persie wants to win the world cup badly.

According to the 26-year-old striker, whose own World Cup has been disappointing with just one goal to his credit, the team are united in putting national triumph above personal glory.

"Things have not always gone my way in this World Cup but we have been so strong as a team because nobody made himself more important than the others" said Robin Van Persie.

"I would rather be a world champion and not score, than score against Spain and lose the match. It's something I have learned at Arsenal. The team have to get the right result. That is more important for me than anything.

"This final is going to be the biggest test for my generation of players but it's not just a climax for me or the team; it's a World Cup in which the whole Dutch nation are involved."

"He did not want to move to Arsenal. He had just had a very good season.

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Robin van Persie has suffered a World Cup injury scare after limping out of a Holland training session with his ankle packed in ice.

Just a week before the start of the tournament, the Arsenal striker went over on the ankle during a session at the Dutch training camp in Austria.

He has only just returned from almost six months on the sidelines and scored both goals in Wednesday's 2-1 friendly win against Mexico.

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Robin van Persie has denied making the peace with former Arsenal team-mate Emmanuel Adebayor and insists 'I don’t care about him'.

The two came together for the first time on Saturday at the Emirates Stadium since a challenge across the face of van Persie by Manchester City striker Adebayor at Eastlands earlier this season.

There remains animosity between the pair from that incident and van Persie was booked on Saturday for a challenge on Adebayor many deemed was some attempt at retribution.

However, Holland international van Persie said he was not the slightest bit concerned by Adebayor. 'I’ve not spoken to him,' said Van Persie. 'I don’t care about him because I’m just busy with my own team.'

Of his challenge on Adebayor, the fit-again striker told The Sun: 'There was nothing in it. In football you make tackles. That was one of them.'

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Robin van Persie's recovery from an ankle injury is progressing well and the striker could be back in action for the Gunners in late April. The striker will begin intensive fitness work soon and Wenger is hopeful for a late spring date for his return if everything stays on track.

“If you ask me is it the beginning of April, I would say categorically no because he has not started any real fitness work yet,” said Wenger at his Friday press conference. Once he starts that, it will take at least six weeks.

“Maybe [he will be back] at the end of April if all goes well. If there is no set-back, he should be back before the end of the season but it is very difficult to predict. I don't think I'll be sports betting online with that one!"

Meanwhile, Wenger also revealed that he would be leaving a decision as to whether to include veteran defender Sol Campbell in his squad for the weekend visit of Sunderland as late as possible.

Arsenal forward Robin van Persie was not too downbeat after last night's Champions League draw at AZ Alkmaar, despite the disappointing way the Gunners conceded an injury time equaliser.

Arsene Wenger's team dominated proceedings in Holland, but were undone by a late strike from Mendes da Silva. Van Persie felt that the draw was not such a bad result away from home in Europe.

"AZ played very well and were sharp for the first 20 minutes, but everyone does against us," the striker told Goal.com Netherlands.

"So that is not a new thing. Usually we take over and that was what we did tonight, without playing spectacularly.

"We should have won this game but we got the goal in added time against us. That is a bit lucky for AZ, although the goal was good play.

"A draw in a Champions League-away game is not bad. Of course we wanted to win, but I'm not unsatisfied."

Creative Dutch forward Robin van Persie has revealed that the motivation for Arsenal's newly found pressing game and determined attitude was born out of a desire to prove the media wrong.

Many pundits had declared that the Gunners could once again struggle to seal their Champions League qualification spot at the end of the season.

However, the north London club have started the season in good form, recording a 6-1 win over Everton and a 2-0 win over Celtic; both on away terrain.

Van Persie believes both results and displays showed the new character that exists in the squad, and the technically-gifted Netherlands international believes that, if they continue in a similar way, significant strides can be achieved throughout the campaign.

He told the club's official website, "The season is still young but we have played two important games. I think we showed in both that we really want to fight for each other, and if we can produce that every three or four days, we can make a big step forward. Hopefully then we can have a great season.

"Maybe being written off brings the players a little closer together, but we will see what happens. I don’t want to say too much because I don’t want to make the 'enemy' cleverer than they are!

"But if you look at the first two games, we played well. Our targets are as high as last year, and if we can stick together and stay together and work hard for each other, we can make it a good season."

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie accepted that both goals against Celtic owed plenty to good fortune.

The Gunners came away from the first leg of their UEFA Champions League qualifier at Celtic Park on Tuesday with a 2-0 lead, but it took a deflection from William Gallas and a Gary Caldwell own goal to seal the result.

And while Van Persie believes Arsenal helped to create their own luck, he admits Celtic were hard done by.

"If you look at the first goal, it was a good free-kick and William's run made that goal, but it was very lucky," he told Sky Sports.

"The second goal was a good attack and in the end their centre-back needed to make the touch. Again it was lucky.

"They played really well but you know if you score just before half-time it is a setback for them. We kept going and it was a good result."

Arsenal forward Robin van Persie is anticipating a 'difficult' UEFA Champions League clash against SPL club Celtic.

Van Persie is currently on international duty with Holland ahead of their friendly versus England, but is aware of the test that awaits Arsenal next Tuesday.

The Gunners have been drawn against Tony Mowbray's Celtic in the Champions League play-off round.

Van Persie is ready for a fierce battle versus the Hoops, who could involve the striker's Dutch compatriot Glenn Loovens.

He said in the Daily Record: "Let's just say there have been a few text messages (with Glenn Loovens) flying back and forward.