Former Manchester United midfielder ​ Bastian Schweinsteiger insists he was right to move to Old Trafford back in 2015 and leave Bayern Munich.





The German recently brought a difficult two-year spell with the Red Devils to an end when he agreed to move to MLS side Chicago Fire.

Bastian Schweinsteiger: "The step to Manchester was definitely an important one. Van Gaal called me and he wanted to have success quickly. pic.twitter.com/Yku45VoVEQ — Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) April 25, 2017

Despite boasting a phenomenal career record with Bayern, Schweinsteiger failed to deliver in a United shirt and had a difficult relationship with current manager Jose Mourinho, who has now conceded he regrets the way he treated the player when he sent him to train with the reserves earlier this season.





However, when reflecting on his time in Manchester and his initial decision to leave a Bayern side where he had regular playing time, the 2014 World Cup winner insists he has no regrets over the move.

"It was the right (move)" he told SPORT1, as quoted by the ​Manchester Evening News.

.

"I always had the objective to win the Champions League with Bayern Munich and that is why I always stayed there and didn't move abroad.





"I achieved that in 2013 and that defined an era. The step to Manchester was definitely an important one. Louis van Gaal called me and he wanted to have success quickly. Of course things started very well for me. We were top of the league, level on points with Leicester.





"Then I got suspended and shortly after I was fouled and injured. We still won a title in the end - the FA Cup - and that's not something you just win by fluke."

Troll level: Expert.

It looks like Bastian Schweinsteiger is fitting in at the Chicago Fire just fine. pic.twitter.com/6tZTGL0v8e — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) April 26, 2017

When reflecting on his relationship with Mourinho, Schweinsteiger has admitted that although he was surprised by the Portuguese's treatment of him, he was still able to win back a place in the Red Devils first-team and made four appearances before leaving for America.





"Of course that (Mourinho's decision to send him to train with the reserves) surprised me," he added.





"But I had always hoped that the situation would change and that I would play for United once again, and I also succeeded in doing that in the end."

Which of these stunners is your Premier League goal of the season? Andy Carroll - Bicycle Kick (West Ham 3-0 Palace) Christian Benteke - Audacious Chip (Chelsea 1-2 Palace) Dimitri Payet - Outrageous Solo Goal (West Ham 1-1 Boro) Eden Hazard - Amazing Solo Dribble (Chelsea 3-1 Arsenal) Henrikh Mkhitaryan - Scorpion Kick (Man Utd 3-1 Sunderland) Olivier Giroud - Scorpion Kick (Arsenal 2-0 Palace)



