Schweinsteiger unlikely to play for Man United: Mourinho

MANCHESTER: German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger is unlikely to play for Manchester United this season, manager Jose Mourinho said on Friday.

Mourinho has used Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini and Spaniard Ander Herrera this season and the signings of Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan have pushed Schweinsteiger further down the pecking order.

The 32-year-old Schweinsteiger, who announced his retirement from international football last month, is yet to make a first-team appearance this season and has been training with the club’s reserves.

“It is very difficult to happen. I’m not saying it’s impossible, I’m saying that it’s very difficult. We have five players for two positions. It’s very difficult that an opportunity will arrive (for him),” Mourinho told reporters.