Bastian Schweinsteiger claims he was banished by Jose Mourinho at Man Utd without explanation
World Cup champion Bastian Schweinsteiger has claimed that former Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho banished him to the Under-16s squad for three months without explanation.
The former Germany international, who won eight Bundesliga titles and the Champions League with Bayern Munich, joined Manchester United in 2015, with Mourinho replacing Louis van Gaal as coach the following year.
However, speaking to Manchester United legend Gary Neville on the Overlap Podcast, Schweinsteiger recalled how Mourinho froze him out of the first-team without warning after he returned to pre-season from the European Championship, not even allowing him to enter the dressing room.
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“When I walked into Carrington, (football director) John Murtough was there and said that I wasn’t allowed to walk into the dressing room, the coach (Mourinho) had said so,” Schweinsteiger said.
“No warning, nothing. I don’t know. Someone could have told me there, or explained it to me in a normal way, but okay, I went to the youth dressing room and trained with the Under-16’s.”
According to Schweinsteiger, Mourinho later explained the club was not happy with his decision to undergo treatment for a knee injury back in Germany.
“I then had a meeting with (Mourinho) in the afternoon. He explained to me that he didn’t see me happy here at United because when I had my injury, I did my rehab with German doctors, spending time in Germany,” Schweinsteiger continued.
“Of course, I came back to United and was in contact with doctors and watched the games – I had a conversation with Louis van Gaal when he was coach, and he said to come on
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