Former Bayern Munich midfielder Bastain Schweinsteiger believes Thomas Muller should consider a transfer to Manchester United due to his lack of playing time under Niko Kovac.
The Germany international has been forced to settle for reduced playing time at the Allianz Arena after the summer arrival of Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona.
With United eager to bolster this options in the final third during the January transfer window, Muller has been linked with a move to Old Trafford - not for the first time.
Speculation was rampant following the 2014 World Cup that the forward would be heading to Manchester and Schweinsteiger confirmed then manager Louis van Gaal regularly enquired about his former teammate.
"Van Gaal really wanted him, always asked me, “What’s your friend Thomas [Muller] doing?” He would have done us good on United back then," he told German newspaper Bild am Sonntag.
"But Thomas was a bit younger, he did not want to leave Munich. Maybe that has changed in the meantime.
"His situation is different to mine back then. I was playing every game, then van Gaal contacted me, I wanted to try something new."
Muller has started just five Bundesliga games this season and Schweinsteiger believes he could benefit from a change of scenary.
He added: "Thomas is often on the bench lately, a change of air can do him good at the end of his career.
"He still has great quality."
