What if: Robin Van Persie did not leave Arsenal for Manchester United

LONDON - MAY 12: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger lifting the FA Barclaycard Premiership trophy during Arsenal's open top bus parade of the AXA FA Cup and the FA Barclaycard Premiership trophy to their fans held on May 12, 2002 at the Islington Town Hall in London, England. (Photo by: Craig Prentis/Getty Images) — Wenger shows off his golden Premier League trophy

#4 Fulham could’ve gone down a year earlier in 2012-13

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Dimitar Berbatov (L) of Fulham is congratulated by teammates after scoring his team's second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Fulham and West Ham United at Craven Cottage on January 1, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images) — Berbatov was fantastic for Fulham in the 2012-13 season

While this may not be one of the obvious consequences of Robin Van Persie’s transfer, a club that benefitted a lot from the move was Fulham. The Londoners were smart to bag Dimitar Berbatov who was deemed surplus to requirements at Old Trafford competing with Javier Hernandez and Robin Van Persie for a spot.

With star players from the 2011-12 season like Andy Johnson, Bobby Zamora, Danny Murphy and most important Clint Dempsey gone, it was Dimitar Berbatov who was expected to lead the Fulham team along with Bryan Ruiz. The Bulgarian took this opportunity to show the Premier League that he was still one of the best in the business.

With 15 goals in the season, Berbatov helped Fulham finish in 12^th in the League in 2012-13. With Berbatov loaned out to Monaco for half of the next season, even the return of Clint Dempsey couldn’t stop Fulham from going down to the Championship.

Edited by Staff Editor