JOSE MOURINHO appeared to confirm that Bastian Schweinsteiger and Adnan Januzaj have no future at Old Trafford.
The Manchester United boss overlooked the pair for the 5-2 pre-season victory over Galatasaray in Gothenburg.
And then admitted that anyone not selected would not be part of the first-team.
He said: “If they were not in my plans I would not give them one single minute, I would not keep them in my squad.
“The squad is very competitive, the squad is very important for the season.
“We have 38 matches in the Premier League, we have the possibility of 15 matches in the Europa League, plus domestic cups, we are going to play 60 matches.
“So with 60 matches we cannot do it with 11 players.
“So to be in the squad you have to understand that the squad is more important than the individual.
“The club is more important than all of us, and to be in the squad you have to be ready for this, to play, not to play, play a lot, play less, play 90 minutes, play one minute, not be selected.
“Everything is part of a squad life — and if you want to be in a club like we are, the club is much more important than us.”
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Schweinsteiger only arrived last season after 13 years at Bayern Munich which saw him win eight Bundesliga titles, seven German Cups, a Champions League and a Fifa World Club Cup.
He was regarded as one of the best midfielders around but failed to shine at Old Trafford as he struggled to overcome his injury problems.
Januazj, meanwhile, suffered a drastic dip in form after bursting onto the scene under David Moyes in 2014.
He scored twice on his first start and established himself as an important member of the first-team.
However, he found himself on the fringes in Louis van Gaal’s first campaign in charge, before being shipped out on loan to Borussia Dortmund.
His spell in Germany didn’t work out and the Bundesliga giants cut short his time at the Westfalenstadion.
Januzaj made just five appearances for the United first-team last season.
Mourinho saw his side come from 2-1 down to beat Galatasaray 5-2 with a debut goal from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, two from Wayne Rooney and goals for Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata.
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