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Shinji Ono is keen to meet up with old Dutch buddy Robin van Persie in Sydney. Source: Dean Lewins / AAP
SHINJI Ono may not be lining up against Manchester United star Robin van Persie next weekend, but he plans to catch up with his old mate off the pitch.
Western Sydney Wanderers' marquee man spent four seasons playing alongside van Persie at Feyenoord, before the Dutchman made his big move to Arsenal in 2004.
He hasn't yet contacted van Persie, but hopes to see him next week.
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Ono was voted into the A-League All Stars team to take on the Barclays Premier League champions at ANZ Stadium, but after consulting his coaching staff the 33-year-old decided he couldn't risk playing while he's not fully match fit.
"Of course I was looking forward to playing against Manchester United, but for me the most important thing is the regular season," Ono told The Daily Telegraph.
"(My) age is not still young. I needed to think about playing during the season and also the Asian Champions League."
Ono has only played against United once, but he remembers the match fondly.
"I played against them in 2007 when they were travelling Asia and I was playing for Urawa Red Diamonds," he said.
"We played against Wayne Rooney and Christiano Ronaldo. The game ended 2-all and I scored one of the goals.
"The A-League All Stars will get good experience playing against Manchester United because they are really high-quality players."
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Ono enjoyed the off-season at home with his family in Tokyo but he did manage to get to Saitama to watch Japan's World Cup qualifying match against Australia and he was pleased to see both teams secure places at Brazil 2014.
"I'm Japanese, but I play in Australia and both countries are going to the World Cup, which is very good."
He admits he didn't do much more than play football with his two daughters in the park, but his teammates have warned him to expect a tough pre-season under Tony Popovic.
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"I didn't know how hard they trained before last season because I came here one week before the season started," Ono said.
"But everyone said to me, 'Shinji you are lucky you missed the pre-season, you are very lucky'.
"I'm not scared. I like hard work. If I do hard work during pre-season maybe I'll stay fit enough during the season with less injuries. I think it's better for the body."
The Wanderers won the Premier's Plate and contested the grand final last season and Ono believes there will pressure on them to repeat that success this season.
But the Wanderers' import can't wait to get started.
"There is pressure on us, but we are really tough people and we are really hungry," he said.
"Of course I want to get one more title, both titles.
"But other clubs want to catch us now - everyone is motivated to beat us."
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