Bastian Schweinsteiger makes first appearance for Manchester United this season as late substitute in win over West Ham
BASTIAN SCHWEINSTEIGER made his first appearance for Manchester United for over eight months.
The crowd inside Old Trafford went wild as he warmed up, and it was even more deafening as he came on for Anthony Martial in the 86th minute.
Schweinsteiger takes in the applause of the fans before he came on in the 86th minutePA:Press Association
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He had not appeared for United since March 20 this year, in the Manchester derby last season underp previous manager Louis van Gaal.
German World Cup winner Schweinsteiger has been badly out of favour since boss Jose Mourinho took charge, and was made to train alone for much of this season before recently being allowed back into the fold.
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But in the absence of Marouane Fellaini and Paul Pogba, he came on and made an impact, shooting wide from 25 yards out.
He then made the run and played the ball into Ander Herrera who in turn passed it to Zlatan Ibrahimovic for his side's fourth in the last minute as Jose Mourinho's side convincingly won 4-1.
As the crowd roared, Schweinsteiger came on for Anthony MartialAP:Associated PressThe German World Cup winner came on and had a positive impact for four minutesReuters
The 32-year-old midfielder, who was a legend for the Bundesliga outfit, has been told to make the Red Devils pay for their treatment of him this season despite him attracting interest from the MLS in America.
A positive contribution was made including this shot which flew wideReuters
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