passing the ball ON the spot, and EVEN AS ValenCIA'S OPPONENTS Chelsea'S defenders couldn't understand why.

United's Van Persie, meanwhile, has no idea what Valencia are up to.

As a result, Van Persie did not react to Valencia's sudden and direct cross, watching the ball fly wide on the far side of the line.

The mechanical ball flew out of the line, van Persie slightly speechless back, motionless staring at Valencia.

Van Persie vowed that if he could do it all over again, he would never have played the ball back to Valencia again. Even if he had just done it, he would have been far more dangerous, turning and shooting, than if he had helped his opponent clear the ball.

Or did Valencia just see him as Superman in his underwear? One minute you're making him a ball from outside the penalty area, and the next you're teleporting 20 meters to the back of the goal to get a shot?