It is as if United have bought Bayern Munichs Ryan Giggs. Schweinsteiger spent his entire professional career at Bayern, bursting through the ranks with Philipp Lahm to form a partnership that would prove pivotal in returning the club to glory. He leaves after 17 years in the southern capital, having accumulated 500 games, a Champions League, eight league titles and seven domestic cups. Oh and the small matter of the 2014 World Cup. He is, by definition, a battle-scarred warrior who wins.