Louis van Gaal revealed at Tuesday's pre-game press conference that he has been pleased by Manchester United new boy Bastian Schweinsteiger.

As the Red Devils prepare to host Wolfsburg in the Champions League on Wednesday night, van Gaal spoke of summer signing Schweinsteiger who has provided plenty of leadership and experience since joining from Bayern Munich.

"He is already accepted as a leading player and that is why also we have bought him from Bayern Munich and I believe in mixture of youth and older players and he is an example for the younger players, so I am very happy with him," van Gaal said of the Germany international.

"We have made progression in the maturity of the team, the balance of the team and that's also why Bastian Schweinsteiger is here. Morgan Schneiderlin also gives more composure to the team.

"That is what we have improved when we compare with the team of last year."