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25th May 2016
05:49pm BST

“I think Louis van Gaal and I have a very special relationship. He moved me into the centre of the midfield at Bayern and I’ve got a lot to thank him for. Also, my move to United was because of him. "I will never say any bad words about somebody for whom I have so much to thank.Quite the opposite - even if we were not always of the same opinion, we had a good relationship. I admire him as a coach and despite a difficult season with really much injury misfortune, he still ended it with a good title. "It’s been two years since United last won a title and I think that was a good ending also for him."Looking ahead to the future, Schweinsteiger added that he and his teammates "don't know" who will be their manager next season (yeah right!) but that if it proves to be Jose Mourinho, a special season lies ahead:
"The enthusiasm for football in Manchester is great and if Mourinho does take over at United, I think all of the players want to train under him so it’s going to be quite a special season."

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