It was a fitting finale to Sir Alex Ferguson's 1,000th league game in charge of United to conclude a contest full of drama.
Nigel Adkins' men had opened the scoring when Jason Puncheon's left-footed cross from the right found Rickie Lambert at the far post and the tall forward headed past Anders Lindegaard.
Van Persie replied before half-time as he capitalised on Nathaniel Clyne's slip to fire past Kelvin Davis.
If the interval was supposed to see Saints fade it proved anything but as this time it was Patrice Evra's turn to slip in the area - allowing Morgan Schneiderlin to head the home side back in front 10 minutes into the second half.
When Van Persie saw Davis save his penalty after he had been scythed down by Jos Hooiveld, that is how it looked like staying.
But the 29-year-old summer signing from Arsenal had the final say to cap a dramatic afternoon for the Red Devils and cruelly consign Southampton to a third consecutive defeat.
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