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Ireland star: What makes Manchester United ace Bastian Schweinsteiger so good
DAVID MEYLER is facing a midfield tussle with Bastian Schweinsteiger tomorrow - but insists he's ready for the challenge.
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The Hull player will start for Ireland in a crunch Euro 2016 qualifying match in Dublin's Aviva Stadium.
Ireland must beat Germany to maintain their push for automatic progression to France next year - although victory would at least secure them a play-off spot.
Bastian Schweinsteiger (right) helped Germany lift the World Cup in Brazil last summer
And Meyler, 26, is all set to go head-to-head with Manchester United star Schweinsteiger, who has impressed since making his £6.5million switch from Bayern Munich in the summer.
"Schweinsteiger has done it for a long time at the top level," Meyler said.
Schweinsteiger (second left) has generally impressed in the Man Utd midfield
David Meyler (left) was part of the Hull side that lost 3-0 to United at Old Trafford last season
Meyler boasts a handful of caps for Ireland
"He's been around, he's won a hundred and odd caps, he's won a World Cup, he's won the Champions League, he's won several Bundesliga titles, so you look at players like him and you aspire to be like that and achieve what he's achieved.
"But at the end of the day, if you are given an opportunity to play against him, it's just me v him and I have got to get on top of him, I have got to get the better of him."
Schweinsteiger played an integral role in Germany's World Cup triumph in Brazil last summer and won a final Bundesliga title with Bayern in May before heading to Old Trafford.
The 31-year-old has already made 15 appearances for club and country this season, picking up three yellow cards.
Germany can guarantee their spot at Euro 2016 with a draw in Dublin, while Ireland can move into second place should they win and Poland lose to Scotland at Hampden Park.
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