Liverpool midfielder Emre Can has criticised Jose Mourinho’s treatment of Bastian Schweinsteiger at Manchester United.
Schweinsteiger appears to have no future at Old Trafford following Mourinho’s arrival in the summer. He was excluded from United’s Europa League squad for the knockout stages and had been training away from the first team.
However, Schweinsteiger is now back in the first-team picture after Mourinho confirmed last week that the 32-year-old is back training at the Aon Training Complex.
“I know Schweinsteiger very well and I used to play with him,” Can, a Germany international, said. “He’s a very good guy and he’s a legend. I don’t know what happened there but I think they don’t have too much respect for him.
“It’s a pity because he’s a very good guy. He’s always somebody who worked hard and is always a gentleman.
“When I first came up to the first team [at Bayern Munich] he was the first one who came to me and said: ‘If you need something come to me.’
“That was a big help. I was very thankful for that and it’s something I’ll never forget.”
Meanwhile, Can has revealed that talks are progressing well with Liverpool over a new long-term contract.
The 22-year-old has 18 months remaining on his current deal which he signed when he moved to Anfield from Bayer Leverkusen in summer 2014.
Can missed the early part of this season due to an ankle injury but has since forced his way back into Jurgen Klopp’s starting XI in recent weeks.
“Yes, the club have spoken to my agent,” Can said regarding his contract negotiations. “The talks are going very good.
“I have one-and-a-half years left. I am still under contract and it is my agent’s work [to sort it out]. I am very happy here at Liverpool.”
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