The now-retired midfielder confirmed to Sport1 that he was close to signing with United.
In fact, the two parties had made an agreement.
"In 2014, before I signed with Real Madrid, I already had an agreement with Manchester United. It would have been a switch from Bayern to United," he recalled.
"But then they kicked out David Moyes, who I was still sitting on my sofa with in Munich.
"United hired Louis van Gaal, and then I politely declined."
