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By Ibrahim Adeleke
Former Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger revealed he was banned from the first team dressing room by Jose Mourinho.
The German was signed by Louis van Gaal, but failed to live up to expectations due to injury and a general lack of fitness.
Schweinsteiger was immediately sidelined from the team when Jose Mourinho took over in the summer of 2016, a year after Schweinsteiger had signed for United.
Speaking on Manchester United’s official podcast, the Bayern Munich and Germany legend said: “It was very strange on my birthday I came to the dressing room wanted to change but then someone told me I’m not allowed to go into the dressing room and I had to change in the dressing room and had to play with the second team.
“I was very hurt because no one was talking to me. Then I was speaking to Mourinho about it and he explained something to me something which I really did not understand and it had to do with the second injury that I got.
“My first injury I got the season before I got treated by the medical department of United and then in an easy training session I got the same injury, so I asked Louis Van Gaal if I could get treated in Germany because we had the Euros in 2016 coming up, and it was always agreed to that.
“So I did that, I was fit, I played the Euros, I was looking forward to coming to United to play with Mourinho who twice actually wanted to buy me with Inter Milan in 2010 and then later on at Madrid.”
He added: “I had a lot of respect for him (Mourinho) obviously but I did not understand the situation why I was not allowed to train play with the first team because there were some different opinions about me being professional which is not true because I am professional – I showed it later on I was always training with the kids or alone.
“Mourinho apologised and said he made a mistake which of course was nice but I lost my heart and love a little bit towards the club, not the fans, not players, not the people who live in Manchester, it was not easy. If I want to do something I want to do with it with my full heart and energy. But it hurt me so much it was great pain for me and I couldn’t really trust (the club).”
