Bastian Schweinsteiger’s injury not expected to be long-term issue

The Euro 2016 trophy is firmly in Germany’s sights, captain Bastian Schweinsteiger said, a day after a lacklustre win over Georgia secured their spot at the tournament in France in their final qualifier.

Meyler hopes to go head-to-head with the World Cup victor in Thursday’s Euro 2016 tie in the Aviva Stadium.

According to Simon Jones of the MailOnline, the 31-year-old picked up the problem in Germany’s final training session before the clash with the Republic on Thursday.

The defender has missed United’s last four matches with a hamstring injury but is looking to recover in time for the match against Everton on October 17.

United now sit third on 16 points, level with Arsenal in second, who beat them 3-0 prior to the global break, and two adrift of leaders and arch-rivals Manchester City.

“A lot of players are very exhausted because of the accumulation of a lot of matches”.

However, Hodgson has suggested Rooney is unlikely to travel to Lithuania for England’s final qualifier on Monday, so he can prepare for United’s forthcoming trip to Everton.

“So we chose to rest him for the session on the basis that it will help him be fit for tomorrow night”.

“We have been waiting for his ankle injury to settle down”, the England manager explained. “For Schweinsteiger I will need to see”, he told reporters.

“But at the end of the day, if you are given an opportunity to play against him, I have got to get the better of him”. It was unclear as to the extent of the injury, which will be a cause of concern for Louis van Gaal, who has anointed the former Bayern Munich star as the new leader of the Red Devils.