Schweinsteiger, who will celebrate his 31st birthday on August. 1, struggled with injury concerns last season and started just 15 Bundesliga games for Bayern Munich, sparking suggestions that the veteran performer may struggle to embrace the physical demands of the Premier League following his move to United.
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“He is someone I looked up to coming through the ranks”, the Spaniard was quoted as saying by FIFA’s official website. I want to win titles and this is what Manchester United is used to and I am the same.
“When you want to make a good season, it’s not just with 11 players”.
‘I have a few players who I was always looking for, ‘ he commented, ‘to see how they were playing, and of course Paul Scholes was one of them.
Herrera believes that playing alongside the 30-year-old this season will help him to develop his game.
He said: “I enjoyed it a lot because to watch young players, how they are and how they played, with [Andreas] Pereira, Jesse [Lingard] and [James] Wilson”.
“I think both [Memphis Depay and Matteo Darmian] did well. I think he is a really good player and, also, for me, what is more important, is that he is a good boy”.
‘You have to be smart in your brain and fast.
“I hope this build-up is better and that we win the first match against Tottenham”.
It won’t please Beckenbauer that Schweinsteiger reckons United are a bigger club than Bayern, certainly in terms of their global appeal.
“I saw the 1999 Champions League final between United and Bayern at home”.
When the German midfielder found out that Manchester United were keen on bringing him to Old Trafford, his mind was made up.
Radamel Falcao was jettisoned and Van Gaal effectively ended Victor Valdes’ Manchester United career at a press conference on United’s tour in Seattle. “I knew the club was going to have these kind of signings”.
He added: “I like his attitude”.
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“My brother is a huge United fan so I’ve seen a lot of their games on TV over the years”, he said.
