Arsenal's Robin van Persie

AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani heaps praise on Arsenal striker

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AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has hailed his side for preventing Arsenal star striker Robin van Persie from scoring at the San Siro.

The Italians were comfortable 4-0 victors in their Champions League last 16 encounter and the 67-year-old was full of praise for the Rossoneri.

"Perhaps the victory was facilitated somewhat by the inferiority of Arsenal, but I saw a fantasticplayer for Arsenal in Robin van Persie, who I like very much and forced [Christian] Abbiati into making two decisive saves," he said to Sky Sports Italia.

"I just like good football. I follow English football and Van Persie, I believe, is a fantastic player."

And Galliani believes Milan could have added to their tally further.

"4-0 is a good result, but we could have scored even more," Galliani added. "It was a perfect game, but we knew that we were still recovering from several injuries."

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