It was all looking so good too…
Finished our final training session. Looking forward to tomorrow's game! #mufc
— Bastian Schweinsteiger (@BSchweinsteiger) January 6, 2017
Jose Mourinho has named his Manchester United team for the 12:30pm FA Cup third round kick-off against Reading.
Schweinsteiger, despite another stellar week of training and upbeat tweets, is not in the starting XI.
The German has been named on the United bench and must watch on, again, as Marouane Fellaini continues his personal odyssey to figure out this centre-midfielder lark.
As touted by Mourinho on Friday, Wayne Rooney returns to captain the side while Sergio Romero gives David De Gea a chance to rest his dogs. There are returns for Ashley Young, Daley Blind and Juan Mata too.
The #MUFC line-up for today's #FACup clash! pic.twitter.com/UsgCLs6pr1
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 7, 2017
Timothy Fosu-Mensah surfaces on the bench while Schweinsteiger is joined on the bench by Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba. Some talent in case of emergency.
United fans will recognise Tyler Blackett’s name on the Reading team-sheet as Jaap Stam returns to Old Trafford as Reading manager.
TEAM NEWS | Here's your Royals starting XI for this afternoon's @EmiratesFACup tie against @ManUtd… 🔵⚪️ #URZ pic.twitter.com/O992EgmNDr
— Reading FC (@ReadingFC) January 7, 2017
Will Rooney equal or break that United goal-scoring record today? If you needed a reason to tune-in, you’ve now found it.
