The World Cup-winning Germany midfielder has vowed to help the Old Trafford club return to former heights after signing a three-year contract following his move from Bayern Munich last month. Schweinsteiger has featured in three Champions League finals in the past five years, and thus would bring a wealth of experience and level-headedness to what is likely to be a highly charged encounter.
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United were linked with Muller in the summer of 2014. “This I immediately experienced in the dressing room”, Schweinsteiger revealed.
“Now I feel much better and the [Tottenham] game was very important to play 30 minutes”.
Schweinsteiger is still awaiting his full competitive debut for United having come off the bench in both of the club’s opening Premier League matches against Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa.
The 31-year-old acknowledged the lure of United was strong enough even without the added bonus of working under a familiar boss.
Gotze is another player who has a hard relationship with Guardiola, a situation which has alerted Arsenal and Manchester City.
“But those who know me also know that I always want to win titles”.
“I was happy that the coach gave me the No. 31 and was really surprised as well”, Schweinsteiger told the club’s official website.
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