"I Regretted It Very Quickly" - Former Manchester United Midfielder Opens Up On Asking To Quit The Club

Schneiderlin arrived at Old Trafford in 2015 after impressing at Southampton, but he never nailed down a spot in the first team.

The France international slipped further down the pecking order under Mourinho and asked to join Everton the following January - something he doesn't look back on fondly.

"When I come back from the Euros, I take ten days off and I play very little for three, four months.

"Then, I have Ronald Koeman and Everton who are pushing hard to get me, every day, from October.

"I will remember it all my life: I should have played against Liverpool and the coach [Mourinho] comes to see me.

"He tells me he doesn't feel me inside the group.

"I tell him that indeed, with what has happened in the last three months, I am not in it and I want to go to Everton. I regretted it very quickly."

Schneiderlin got his move to Goodison Park and became a maligned figure among fans, who feel he didn't fully fit their system.

When he left, it allowed Ander Herrera more opportunities in the United first-team and he became a regular under Mourinho and his successor, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Herrera left United for Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 and he still plays for the French giants to this day.

Schneiderlin, who is now at Ligue 1 side Nice, thinks he should've stuck it out in Manchester as Herrera did after an underwhelming debut campaign.

He continued: "Even if it went very well at Everton, when you play for Manchester United, when you're at a club like that, it's not for a moment of doubt that you have to question everything.

"Look at Ander Herrera: the first year I arrived, he was on the bench; he persevered, and today he is at PSG."

Nice are currently third in Ligue 1 and are in a good position to qualify for next season's Champions League.