Out-of-favor Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has opened up about his relationship with the club manager Jose Mourinho. Bastian joined Manchester United last season under former boss Louis Van Gaal but has been struggling with injuries a few months after his arrival.
He has only made 18 league appearances for the Red Devils since his arrival, and scored one goal. The former Germany international was a regular starter under LVG, but things took an interesting turn under the new boss, Mourinho.
The Portuguese tactician has reportedly relegated the former Bayern Munich captain to the reserves and openly admitted that the 32-year-old had a very limited chance of playing for the English giants this season. But despite the cold treatment accorded to him, Bastian has revealed that there is no bad blood between him and the former Chelsea boss. The Daily Star quotes him as saying:
"Of course my absolute dream would be to play for Manchester United and help them reach the goals they have," he said.
"Of course we have had talks and I have no problem with Jose Mourinho.
"We had a good chat and he told me his side of things and I also know what I want.
"We've got to wait and see how things go in September and October, but there is respect between us and that's important for me.
"I'm certainly not going to stop playing football."
Schweinsteiger celebrates his equalizer for Manchester United against Leicester City on November 28, 2015.jpg)
The World Cup winner also hinted that a move to the MLS is possible should he fail to get a chance to don the Man Utd shirt once again. He added:
The transfer window is closed in the USA so I'm not going there now.
"It's my dream still to play for Manchester United and if I get a fair chance, I believe in it.
"I played in the semi-finals of the European Championship as part of the world champions' team, and I believe in my ability and dream of helping United.
"I think up to my suspension last year, things were going well for me, then I had two unfortunate injuries.
"But as I said, it's my absolute dream and goal (to play for United again), but we've got to see what the situation is.
"The USA is certainly an option, should it come to that."
After 12 years of service to the German national football team, the former captain announced his retirement from international football on 29th July 2016. He made 120 appearances for Die Mannschaft since 2004, and scored 24 goals.
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