Injured Arsenal forward Robin Van Persie has commented he wouldn't be surprised if the league's most talented players, like teammate Cesc Fabregas and Man United supremo Cristiano Ronaldo, left England in disgust with the kicking they routinely get.

"You have to stay within certain boundaries," said Van Persie.

Ronaldo was sent off at Portsmouth earlier in the season for retaliation, but Van Persie finds it hard to blame him. "I know he headbutted an opponent, but he was kicked continually.

"Some referees do protect you, but not enough."

Referring to Arsenal's trip to Blackburn at the start of the season, Van Persie said: "You prepare yourself for a battle, especially when you go north. That's not a problem.

"However, I do have a problem when Fabregas is brought down and someone 'purely by accident' plants his studs on his neck."

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