Bastian Schweinsteiger left out of Manchester United’s Europa League squad

Bastian Schweinsteiger has been omitted from Manchester United’s squad for the Europa League group stage.
The 32-year-old was this week named in United’s Premier League squad but he will be ineligible to play in Europe after being excluded from the 27-man list submitted to Uefa.

Schweinsteiger has yet to make an appearance under new boss José Mourinho, who has told the midfielder it will be “very difficult” to give him any playing time this season.
The German stated on the eve of his 121st and final international appearance on Tuesday that it was his “absolute dream” to help Manchester United to glory this season. But the latest exclusion will come as a blow to a player who has reportedly been forced to train with the reserves in the early stages of the new campaign.
Teenage defenders Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Axel Tuanzebe, who has yet to make his first-team debut, were included in the squad published on Uefa’s website for the group stage, which Mourinho’s men begin with a trip to Feyenoord on 15 September.
Manchester United’s Europa League squad for the 2016-17 group stage: David de Gea, Sergio Romero, Sam Johnstone, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo, Chris Smalling, Luke Shaw, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Antonio Valencia, Matteo Darmian, Axel Tuanzebe, Paul Pogba, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Michael Carrick, Daley Blind, Ashley Young, Ander Herrera, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Marouane Fellaini, Morgan Schneiderlin, Memphis Depay, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Wayne Rooney, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford.

Full List: Schweinsteiger included in Manchester United's 25-man Premier League squad

Bastian Schweinsteiger has been named in Manchester United's Premier League squad.

The German has not featured under Jose Mourinho and had been told he can leave Old Trafford.

But a move failed to materialise for the 31-year-old, who may now get a second chance under Mourinho - reports Manchester Evening News.

Also listed in United's squad is Sadiq El-Fitouri. The 21-year-old was signed from Salford City - owned by former United players Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes - in January 2015 and has been a regular in Warren Joyce's reserve team.

He is yet to make a senior appearance but signed a new one-year deal in the summer.

New signings Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Eric Bailly, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Paul Pogba are also in the squad while the Premier League have confirmed Pogba counts as a 'homegrown' player.

Marcus Rashford and Timothy Fosu-Mensah are both included on the list of Under-21 players due to their age along with academy arrivals Tahith Chong, Nishan Burkart and Joshua Bohui.

Manchester United squad list in full

Eric Bailly
Daley Blind
Michael Carrick
Matteo Darmian
David De Gea
Memphis Depay
Sadik El-Fitouri
Marouane Fellaini
Ander Herrera
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Sam Johnstone
Phil Jones
Jesse Lingard
Juan Mata
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Paul Pogba
Marcos Rojo
Sergio Romero
Wayne Rooney
Morgan Schneiderlin
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Chris Smalling
Antonio Valencia
Ashley Young

Bastian Schweinsteiger: MLS an option but Man United stay is my dream

Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger insists that his "dream" would be to stay at Old Trafford but hinted at a future move to Major League Soccer in the United States.

Schweinsteiger, 31, was signed by United last summer by previous boss Louis van Gaal but the arrival of Jose Mourinho saw the Portuguese coach exclude him from the first-team squad and tell him to look for a new club.

The former Bayern Munich midfielder said in a statement last week that United would be his last club in Europe, and pledged he would be ready to play if called upon by Mourinho.

"My absolute dream would be to play for Manchester United and help them reach their goals," Schweinsteiger told a news conference ahead of his final match for Germany, a friendly against Finland in Monchengladbach on Wednesday.

"We've held talks. I don't have a problem with Jose Mourinho. We had a good exchange, he explained his standpoint to me. I know what Manchester United want. But I also know what I want. You will have to wait and see what happens in September, October. It's a respectful dialogue. I will definitely not stop playing football.

"One thing is for sure: I'm not going to stop playing football. I still believe in my own ability. I could still help United if given the chance."

Regarding a move to the U.S., he added: "The transfer window there is already closed. That's why it's not possible now.

"My dream still is to play for Manchester United. If I get a fair chance, I believe in it. I believe in my abilities. Until my suspension it went really well last year, after that the two injuries happened. But America is naturally an option."