Man Utd's Bastian Schweinsteiger closing in on full fitness
Thursday 13 August 2015 15:05, UK
Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger says he is close to full fitness after his debut against Tottenham on Saturday.
The German international picked up a calf injury during the Premier League club's pre-season tour of the Unites States.
Pep Guardiola, who managed Schweinsteiger at Bayern Munich before his transfer, raised doubts over the 31-year-old's fitness by claiming that the midfielder was never fully fit during the last three seasons.
"It's fine. I had three or four days in America where I had this injury and it was not so good for my rhythm," Schweinsteiger, who came on in the second half in United's 1-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur, told the club’s official website.
"Now I feel much better and also the game was very important to play 30 minutes.
"The training sessions are very important for me, too. I'm getting better and I hope I will be 100 per cent fit in the next week."
Schweinsteiger, who speaks fluent English, thanked his teammates for helping him settle quickly at the Manchester club.
"It's getting better and better. Everything is something new for me -- a new step in my life -- and I'm really looking forward to settling in more and more with my team-mates," Schweinsteiger said.
"They are helping me a lot and we do a lot of things together in our free time. My team-mates help me to choose restaurants, for example, and golf courses, something like this.
"But the most important thing is to be successful this season and to win the matches."
