The Dutchman was in charge of the Red Devils for two seasons between 2015 and 2017. “I think Louis van Gaal wanted to change more at the club, and with a bit more trust, he would have done that earlier. When you look back, I think Manchester United lost many years because of that.” Schweinsteiger made 31 appearances under Van Gaal during their only season together at Old Trafford.

*Was Louis van Gaal harshly sacked by Man United? He added: “Unfortunately I got injured in a period when we were pretty much first in the league, together with Leicester. That was a huge chance to win the Premier League.

But until January we did very well.”

Schweinsteiger twice played under Van Gaal during his playing career. Schweinsteiger was also full of praise for his time at the Allianz Arena. He said: “I learned a lot about tactics and discipline – we still say in Munich he was the one who started to build the fundamental basics of football at Bayern Munich, he changed things with his way of playing.”

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