Louis Van Gaal Unhappy With How Jose Mourinho Treated Bastian Schweinsteiger

Louis van Gaal has said he was unhappy with the way his Man Utd successor Jose Mourinho treated Bastian Schweinsteiger at Old Trafford.

Mourinho froze him out and made his train with the reserves, before he was later allowed to leave for MLS side Chicago Fire.

And Van Gaal feels that the World Cup winner was badly treated by Mourinho.

“Schweinsteiger was, of course, older but not too old,” the former United boss told Bild.

“His body was not able to keep up with the high demands of Premier League.

“Bayern sold him to us as fit player, but, in fact, physically he had reached the end.

“How Mourinho treated him after me, Schweini did not deserve this. But it explains the situation, how it stood with Schweinsteiger.

“It’s a shame because he is a player like Luis Enrique, Mark van Bommel or Philipp Lahm – the guys who always present on the pitch.”

Louis Van Gaal also revealed he came close to signing two more German players who he feels could have helped make a difference to his troubled reign.

“I wanted to sign Hummels for Manchester United,” he added. “But because at that time he was coming out of a poorer season, we didn’t do it in the end.

“I can confirm that I wanted Muller. But there was nothing we could do. FC Bayern made it clear that they would not sell him.”

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