Manchester United outcast Bastian Schweinsteiger joins wife Ana Ivanovic and Aleksandar Kolarov for day out... but veteran German is hit with parking ticket fine

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Frozen out by Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho and no longer a German international, Bastian Schweinsteiger has plenty of spare time these days. 

So it was no surprise that the 32-year-old German midfielder, who isn't part of Mourinho's Old Trafford plans, was spotted enjoying an afternoon off with wife Ana Ivanovic on Wednesday.

Schweinsteiger's career at United has nosedived since Mourinho took over from the sacked Louis van Gaal last summer and in another cruel twist of fate to add to his latest misery, the World Cup winner's day off in Hale was ruined by a parking ticket.

Bastian Schweinsteiger was spotted out and about with his tennis ace wife Ana Ivanovic

Schweinsteiger (left) and Ivanovic were joined by Manchester City's Aleksandar Kolarov

Former German international Schweinsteiger smiles for the camera as Kolarov looks behind

Schweinsteiger has plenty of time on his hands as he is out of favour at Manchester United

Schweinsteiger's £100,000 Range Rover was hit with a parking ticket on Wednesday 

Former Bayern Munich star Schweinsteiger married tennis ace Ivanovic in Venice in July, and joined his wife in Hale for a walk around the town on the outskirts of Manchester. 

The couple were accompanied by Manchester City defender Aleksandar Kolarov and his wife Vesna as the players from the city's two main clubs put their rivalry to one side for the afternoon.

Sadly for Schweinsteiger, his decision to leave his £100,000 Range Rover parked on a Hale street came back to bite him as two hours after he returned to his vehicle, he found he'd been issued with a parking ticket. 

Schweinsteiger and Ivanovic (left) take a stroll with Kolarov and his partner Vesna (right)

Schweinsteiger married Serbian tennis star Ivanovic in a lavish ceremony in Venice in July

The midfielder has been training on his own at Carrington in the recent international break

While most of United's stars have been in action all over the world during the recent international break, Schweinsteiger has spent the last few days training on his own at United's Carrington base. 

Schweinsteiger retired from international football in August and was told in no uncertain terms by Mourinho that he was no longer required by United.

Nonetheless, the 121-cap German decided to stay with the Premier League giants and has been left to train in the gym alone over the course of the last week. 

With most of the United squad away, the fact Mourinho chose to call-up youngsters Matty Willock and Ro-Shaun Williams to first-team training ahead of Schweinsteiger showed just how far his star has fallen. 

Unlikely to play again for United - as things stand at least - Schweinsteiger has been linked with a move to the MLS with FC Dallas among the clubs said to be interested.