How a christmas dinner helped convince van persie that arteta was a coach in the making

I think there may be some confusion here!

Robin van Persie, the former Arsenal and Netherlands footballer, has never spoken publicly about a Christmas dinner helping convince him that Mikel Arteta was a coach in the making. In fact, Arteta was only appointed as Arsenal's manager in December 2019, more than 10 years after Van Persie left the club in 2012.

It's possible that you may be thinking of a different conversation or anecdote, or perhaps a fictional story. If you could provide more context or clarify what you're referring to, I'd be happy to try and help you further!