Schneiderlin taking bench role ‘philosophically’

Matt Stead
Morgan Schneiderlin Manchester United Football365

Morgan Schneiderlin has admitted that he must accept he will not start every game for Manchester United under manager Louis van Gaal.

Signed from Southampton for £25million in the summer, Schneiderlin has had to accept a rotational role alongside midfielders Bastian Schweinsteiger and Michael Carrick this season.

The Frenchman was an unused substitute in the 3-0 defeat to Arsenal last weekend, while he was also a substitute against both Liverpool and PSV earlier in the season – a fact Daniel Storey finds difficult to comprehend.

Schneiderlin admits that he had grown accustomed to playing each game during his time at Southampton – he started 91 Premier League games in three seasons there – but that “things have changed” now he has moved to Old Trafford.

“I have played a lot of matches,” Schneiderlin said. “The coach made a lot of changes in attack and even in midfield and you have to get used to it.

“I used to play all the games with Southampton but things have changed. I happened to be on the bench, you have to take it philosophically.”