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27th August 2016
09:35pm BST

"I don't need a marquee signing that can't run," Rodgers told The Glasgow Evening Times. "It doesn't have to be a marquee signing. I think we have brought in some really top talents who have come in and excited the supporters. "I can get you a marquee signing but they’ve got to be able to press and they've got to be able to run. "For me it's never been about the name. But of course if the name is big and he can play, then great, but for me it’s about having the right profile of player who can come in."Schweinsteiger's diminishing physical attributes were cited as the reason why Mourinho sees no place for him in the United squad. While Rodgers probably didn't need to rub salt in Schweinsteiger's wounds, if he wants to sign an energetic midfielder, the German probably doesn't fit the bill. Read more:

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