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Last-gasp van Persie keeps Man United in FA Cup

Substitute Robin van Persie netted a dramatic injury-time equaliser as Manchester United clung to life in the FA Cup third round by rescuing a 2-2 draw at West Ham United on Saturday.

Manchester United's striker Robin Van Persie (L) shoots to score his late equalizing goal during their English FA Cup third round football match against West Ham United at the Boleyn Ground, Upton Park, in East London on January 5, 2013. The game finished 2-2.

Tom Cleverley had given the visitors a 23rd-minute lead at Upton Park, but Joe Cole, making his first West Ham appearance since his return from Liverpool, twice set up James Collins to give the hosts a 2-1 lead.

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