 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Musi wa17 Chivabvu 2004, Van Persie akasaina chibvumirano chemakore mana neArsenal chemamiriyoni 2,75 emadhora, inopfuura hafu yemutengo wekutanga waFeyenoord wemamiriyoni mashanu emadhora. Murairidzi weArsenal Arsène Wenger, uyo akaronga kushandura Van Persie kubva kumuchengeti wemapapiro kuruboshwe kuenda kumberi kumberi sezvaainge abudirira kuita nemutambi nyeredzi Thierry Henry, akataura nezvekuwana kwake kutsva, Anogona kutamba kuruboshwe rwepakati penzvimbo, semutambi anosika kumashure kwevanorova vakuru kana semunhu anotarisa. Arsenal yakanga yawedzeredza vatambi vayo muna Ndira nekusaina mutambi wechiSpanish José Antonio Reyes, zvichisiya vaviri ava vachirwira nguva yekutamba. Van Persie akaita kutanga kwake uye akahwina mukombe mukuita uku, sezvo akauya achitsiva mu3 × 1 FA Community Shieldkukunda Manchester United musi wa 8 August 2004. Van Persie akapedza nguva yake yakawanda ari pabhenji munguva dzekutanga dzemwaka wa2004-05, uye akaratidzira makwikwi ake ekutanga kutanga musi wa27 Gumiguru nekukora chinangwa chekutanga cheArsenal mukukunda 2-1 League Cup pamusoro peManchester City. 