Quotes from Bastian Schweinsteiger

The Premier League is a very strong league. Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Liverpool all have a high quality. But those who know me also know that I always want to win titles. And I think that Manchester United are a club which can win titles.

It's not like I can say, 'I have signed for three years; now we'll win three straight titles.'

I have won the most national titles as a German, so what should I do after that? Lay back and take it easy? That's not how I am.

I remember when I came on the pitch the first time after a long time where I was not selected. It was a great reception; I remember that so well.

I have to thank the coach for looking after my fitness and allowing me to feel my way into the tournament.

I have to reserve special thanks to the United fans - whose support has been a very special part of my time in Manchester.

I am more mature now and know how to deal with certain situations in football. It's not all about highs; there are also lows, but I can deal with it. Football is a hard business.

I hope that everyone tries to help to increase the level of the MLS and also that American players like Pulisic are here and not in Europe. That should be the goal for America. I just try to help as much as I can.

I was looking forward to playing soccer, playing more minutes on the pitch, and I didn't have the chance to play more minutes in Manchester. So I came here to the Chicago Fire.

I love to have the ball. That's why I play soccer, and we have a great coach who has this kind of view, he sees everything, and I just want to help as much as I can, on the pitch and off the pitch.

I just want to play well, have the people in Chicago enjoy watching soccer. You have a very good baseball team, a very good ice hockey team, and a very good football team. Hopefully you'll have a very good soccer team.

My dream was always to play soccer.

I love this game. I love to find solutions, ideas. I always saw the potential of this league. Now that I'm here, I want to help.

When our players come from somewhere else, they sometimes show happiness when the game is 0-0 or 1-1, but we were brought up in an environment where we have to win. We are not satisfied with 0-0 or 1-1. This is the mentality of Bayern Munich.

I was looking forward my whole career to once playing somewhere else to get the experience, and if I thought about moving to England, I always had Manchester United in my head.

My wish is that soccer in the U.S. become on the same level like the Premier League, Spanish league, or the Bundesliga.

In Munich, we play to win.

I know most of Europe do not want to play against Bayern Munich.

There is fireworks before the game; there is the national anthem before the game, so that is a huge difference to how it is in Germany: like, after the warmup, you touch the ball 20 minutes later. So that is a little bit different. The league, for example, the MLS is quite a young league, actually, but it is developing.

The league is interesting because it's evident everyone can beat everyone. And sometimes things happen you just don't understand. This might be referee decisions or the running paths or passes of a teammate. It's different than in Europe, but you have to take things as they are.

American leagues - baseball, ice hockey, American football and basketball - you are the best. But in a global sport like soccer, you're not.

For me, it is very important to control a situation in defence. You can always score goals, but you have to add stability in the defence.

I love standing on the pitch too much to focus on anything else - if I want to be a coach or something.

Roy Keane and Paul Scholes were unbelievable players. You cannot compare yourself to them. It is impossible. Scholes especially, I like him a lot, and I have a lot of respect for what he did for United.