Bastian Schweinsteiger is still overlooking the issue Manchester United teammates had with him

The story of Manchester United AD (after dominance) is so biblical revisionism is rife and recent periods of the club's history are treated like ancient history.

Bastian Schweinsteiger's ordeal occurred less than eight years ago. July 2016 was that recent, Donald Trump was preparing to run for the presidency. Taylor Swift was involved in a much-publicised romance that year, as she has been this year. Pep Guardiola was the Manchester City coach.

Yet football followers are treated as though they have a memory of a goldfish. As engaging as the conversation between Schweinsteiger and Gary Neville was, there was little that was revelatory.

This correspondent reported on Schweinsteiger's demotion to training with the youth team at the time. He was also written out of the club's accounts in September that year. The Manchester Evening News was tipped off by the club Schweinsteiger was back in training in late October minutes before the club posted imagery of his unheralded return on social media. He had actually been reintegrated the week before.

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Jose Mourinho also expressed contrition over his initial handling of Schweinsteiger following his departure for Chicago Fire in March 2017.

Schweinsteiger gave a lengthy interview to the BBC in October 2021 when he reflected on the "sad story" of his treatment by Mourinho. It was aired hours before Liverpool walloped United 5-0, so flew under the radar. Schweinsteiger was also interviewed by FourFourTwo about Mourinho this month.

All of the Schweinsteiger-Mourinho ground was covered at the time and has been since. Neville lives and breathes