But Jose Mourinho regrets selling Schneiderlin due to their injury crisisGetty Images
But now United are left with only two specialist centre midfielders in Michael Carrick and Ander Herrera due to a series of unfortunate events.
Paul Pogba is injured with a muscle problem, while Timothy Fosu-Mensah, who can play defensive midfielder, was hurt during Tuesday’s Manchester derby.
And Marouane Fellaini did what Marouane Fellaini does and inexplicably got himself sent off for a reckless headbutt on Sergio Aguero in midweek – with a three match ban to come.
Centre mid Bastian Schweinsteiger was also let go to join MLS side Chicago FireAP:Associated Press
United do not even have strength in youth, as young midfielder Sean Goss left in January to sign for Championship side QPR.
And the Special One has bemoaned Schneiderlin’s choice to depart, leaving United in the lurch with a thin squad.
Speaking of the choice to let him leave for the Toffees, he said: “Our decision, our decision. To have lots of players without player is something that the players don’t want.
Paul Pogba is injured with a muscle problem sustained against BurnleyReuters
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“We didn’t tell Morgan, ‘We want to sell you’. Morgan asked and said, ‘Please sell me, I want to go and play every game.’
“So sometimes there is always this dilemma of keep a bigger squad, but then the players don’t want to stay.
And Marouane Fellaini headbutted Sergio Aguero to land himself a banEPA
“Even the younger players, when they are not playing, they ask to leave, so it’s very hard and we arrive in an extreme situation where, I think it must be unique in football, where we have two cruciate ligaments in the same match.
“In my career I had one in 17 years. One cruciate in 17 years. And now, against Anderlecht, I have two. In one match.
So Jose Mourinho is now regretting the decision to sell his central midfieldersRex Features
"We are very unlucky is the only thing we can say, and the other small injuries, the Pogba one, Valencia last week, are the injuries of fatigue, the accumulation of matches, which is normal. Smalling and Jones were with the English national team, training.
"So maybe it's a blessing, an opportunity to make the team stronger, maybe it's an opportunity to make them mentally stronger. Maybe it's a blessing, so let's see if they can comeback."
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