Midfielder grins as he met Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson

Bastian Schweinsteiger is clearly a huge admirer of Sir Alex Ferguson as he grinned while shaking and chatting with the Manchester United legend before the Scotland Vs Germany game at Hampden Park on Monday, September 7.

The veteran midfielder just joined Manchester United two years after Ferguson retired from his post as the manager of the Red Devils.

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With their connection to Manchester United, the two spoke at length when Ferguson was meeting the players before the kick-off of the game.

Ferguson is also a long-term admirer of Schweinsteiger but never got to sign the midfielder himself.

The former Bayern Munich captain made the £13.2million move this summer, linking up with former boss Louis van Gaal.

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Germany defeated Scotland by 3-2 in their Euro 2016 qualifier in Group D.

Thomas Muller scored twice before Ilkay Gundogan netted the winner for Germany after Scotland had gotten themselves back in the game with a Mats Hummels own goal and a James McArthur strike.