- Matthaus felt Muller was not given enough respect
- Veteran attacker has downplayed suggestions of a rift
- Adamant his relationship with Vincent Kompany is fine
Getty Images Sport'Not a humiliation at all' - Thomas Muller responds to Bayern Munich controversy after Lothar Matthaus' comments
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Getty Images SportTHE BIGGER PICTURE
Last week, Kompany put Muller on the bench for a crunch second leg pre-Round of 16 playoffs fixture away at Celtic, bringing him on with only 24 seconds left on the clock. Matthaus, a Bayern legend himself, was not too pleased with what he saw and was transparent in his analysis of Muller's situation.
"This is humiliating. It made me sad and I feel sorry for him. I was shocked. Thomas Muller doesn't have to put himself through that. He is one of the greatest and most successful players of all time," Matthaus told Sky Sports.
"So for those few seconds, the coach can take another player. If that is the perspective for the future, then he should do something else. I don't think he enjoyed it. For what? So that he can be credited with another Champions League appearance? I would have felt stupid if I were him."
Getty Images SportWHAT NEXT FOR THOMAS MULLER?
With Harry Kane not at his best fitness wise, Kompany handed Muller a rare start over the weekend in a Bundesliga match against Eintracht Frankfurt. The 35-year-old spent 64 minutes on the pitch before being hooked for Kane.
He will be expecting to find some more minutes during Friday's tricky fixture against Stuttgart, which Die Roten play away from home.
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