Former Germany midfielder, Bastian Schweinsteiger, has revealed Jose Mourinho apologized to him following their fallout when they were both at Manchester United.
He insists he always had a good relationship with Mourinho at Old Trafford, despite being frozen out of the first-team.
Schweinsteiger arrived from Bayern Munich in July 2015 but saw his debut season under Louis van Gaal curtailed by a serious knee injury.
When Mourinho arrived, Schweinsteiger had already been banned from first-team training, which he believes may be down to his decision to have treatment in Germany rather than Manchester – despite being given permission by Van Gaal.
Schweinsteiger told FourFourTwo: “I must say, I always had a pretty good relationship with Jose Mourinho. When we spoke, it was very respectful. I really liked his character.
“He [Mourinho] apologised to me later. I gave him a handshake and said: ‘All good, don’t worry’.
“I would’ve liked to have played more, definitely, and with Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, because with those two players I think we could have achieved much more.
“But I’m grateful to the supporters for the way they welcomed me when I had the chance to play. My dream was to play at Old Trafford again and it happened after a while, after training on my own, or with the under-19s or under-17s. Playing at Old Trafford again really meant a lot to me.”
