Manchester United Win Title: Van Persie Hungry for More Premier League Crowns After Sealing First Title of His Career

Apr 22, 2013 11:01 PM EDT

Having just experienced the thrill of winning the first English Premier League title of his career, Robin Van Persie cannot wait to add a few more to his CV.

The Dutchman scored a hat-trick against Aston Villa on Monday to help his side to their 20th league title, sealing the championship in emphatic style.

"It's a great feeling," Van Persie told the club's official website. "I had to wait a long time and I've been thinking and speaking about it with Rio, for example, in the car and he's been telling me: 'Listen, whatever happens, that's the standard.;

"He's right. From now on, our new standard is we want to be champions every year and we want to win more. So we are even more hungry than we were last season because you could just tell, from day one, everyone wanted this and we did well.

"I want to win it again. I want to win more stuff. I want to win the F.A. Cup, the Champions League, the Capital One Cup. I want to win it all.

"This is a trophy for all of us -- the management, staff, all the players and the fans have been brilliant too. They've been absolutely amazing, cheering us on every single game, home and away, so credit to them as well."

Van Persie broke his goal drought against Stoke City recently, before his hat-trick at Old Trafford against Villa emphasized the importance of the striker to United's fortunes.

The second goal in particular was outstanding, as the former Arsenal striker struck a sweet first-time volley into the back of the net off a long pass from Wayne Rooney, with Sir Alex Ferguson calling it the "goal of the century," while hailing the man that has made all the difference for United in the title race.

"It was the goal of the century, for me, a marvellous hit," Ferguson told Sky Sports. "Robin's been unbelievable. He had that dry spell where he hadn't scored for a few weeks but the penalty kick at Stoke brought it back. He was unbelievable tonight (Monday), unbelievable. Fantastic.

"He has to take a lot of the credit -- his goals tell you that and his performance levels tell you that. I'm sure Robin would be saying what a great bunch of players I've got with me -- they're a great bunch of players."

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