- Bastian Schweinsteiger sustained knee injury during FA Cup victory
- Midfielder hobbled through last few minutes of 1-0 win at Old Trafford
- He is a major doubt for Manchester United’s match at Newcastle
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05:56 GMT, 10 January 2016
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05:57 GMT, 10 January 2016
Bastian Schweinsteiger is a major doubt for Manchester United’s midweek match against Newcastle after sustaining a knee injury during his side’s win over Sheffield United.
The Germany captain appeared to be in a lot of pain towards the end of United’s 1-0 FA Cup win over Sheffield United after going down under a challenge by Chris Basham.
Schweinsteiger managed to hobble through the last few minutes in order to stop his side from going down to 10 men as Louis van Gaal had already made his three substitutions.

Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger played the full 90 minutes despite his injury

Schweinsteiger holds his right knee after feeling the effects of a 50-50 challenge with Chris Basham

The Germany captain signals for medical attention after going down late on at Old Trafford
His bravery was rewarded as Wayne Rooney went on to score a 93rd-minute winner but he could now miss Tuesday’s visit to St James’ Park.
Van Gaal, speaking to Manchester United’s official website after the dour third-round match at Old Trafford, said: ‘It shall be difficult of course [for Schweinsteiger to face Newcastle].
‘I don’t know yet but I think he has a knee problem. Everyone thinks he has an ankle problem but I think it’s more the knee than the ankle. We’ll have to wait and see.
‘[Morgan] Schneiderlin is not injured but he’s in the red zone and had an overload. In the Christmas period, he played every game and we have to take care of that.
‘I don’t take risks and, because of that, we have a very young bench. I trust these players also because Pereira is coming in and was a very good substitute, I think.
‘With our injuries and players in the red zone, we have to take care of it. I think we have done it well.’
Luke Shaw (leg), Antonio Valencia (foot) and Marcos Rojo (shoulder) remain long-term absentees after undergoing surgery.

United captain Wayne Rooney (centre) is congratulated by his team-mates after scoring the winning goal

Louis van Gaal will assess all the players who he thinks are in the ‘red zone’ after the festive fixtures

Morgan Schneiderlin (left, pictured with Van Gaal) was rested ahead of United’s next match on Tuesday
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