By Katie Catherall Former Manchester United star Robin van Persie fell to a 9-1 defeat in just his fourth game as manager after taking over from Kees van Wonderen as manager of Heerenveen in May. The Dutch side faced a thrashing at the hands of AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie on Saturday, with Luuk Brouwers scoring Heerenveen’s only goal of the fixture. The game marked Van Persie’s fourth in charge – having secured a victory over NAC Breda last time out. The squad have so far collected four points from as many fixtures to kick off their 2024/25 campaign. The former striker gave his assessment on …