Bastian Schweinsteiger reveals why he cannot wait for Man Utd's derby clash with Man City

Bastian Schweinsteiger cannot wait for the Manchester derby

MANCHESTER UNITED star Bastian Schweinsteiger has revealed he cannot wait for his his first Manchester derby after missing out on a fierce local rivalry at Bayern Munich.

 

Schweinsteiger moved to United in the summer and has won almost everything there is in football, including the World Cup and the Champions League.

However the Germany captain has seldom sampled the unique intensity of a derby, having only come up against inner-city neighbours 1860 Munich twice in 13 seasons at Bayern.

Those appearances came over a decade ago and before Bayern started ground-sharing the Allianz Arena with them in 2005.

 

Since then they have only played competitively once in the German Cup, but Schweinsteiger sat out the 1-0 win in February 2008.

The 31-year-old is looking forward to making up for lost time and is fully focused on closing the gap to Manuel Pellegrini’s Manchester City at the top.

“I think it is something very special and we should be very happy that we have two big clubs in one city that are also playing in the Champions League,” Schweinsteiger told United Review, the club's official matchday programme.

“I remember when I was in Munich we were always looking for that, but the other team at 1860 Munich didn't play so well! [Laughs] We were always looking for a derby but it was sadly not possible. Here, we can play lots of derbies and I am very happy about that.”