VIDEO: Blow for United as Schweinsteiger faces potential ban for elbow

The 31-year-old is facing a three-match ban if found guilty.

Bastian Schweinsteiger has been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association for an alleged elbow on Winston Reid in Manchester United’s goalless draw against West Ham.

Schweinsteiger stuck out his left arm and caught Reid in the throat as both players jostled for position in the build-up to a first-half free-kick.