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Former Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger added to Manchester United's Europa League squad after battling his way back into Jose Mourinho's plans

Bastian Schweinsteiger has been added to Manchester United's Europa League squad after fighting his was back from the Old Trafford brink.

Jose Mourinho froze the former Germany captain out of the first team upon arriving in the summer, with the 32-year-old falling so far down the pecking order that United even wrote him off as an asset in their accounts.

However, Schweinsteiger has returned from the cold and, having made two substitute appearances, marked his first United start in more than a year by last weekend scoring in the 4-0 FA Cup fourth-round win against Wigan.