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Jose Mourinho leaves door open to Bastian Schweinsteiger playing for Manchester United again

Jose Mourinho has not ruled out Bastian Schweinsteiger playing for Manchester United again after restoring the German to first-team training.

Schweinsteiger had been frozen out by Mourinho since the Portuguese took over at Old Trafford in the summer but he was handed back his peg in the first-team dressing room at the club's Carrington training ground recently.

And while the Portuguese is not currently considering the World Cup winner for a place in his matchday squads, he did not declare Schweinsteiger's United career totally over.

Ana Ivanovic and Bastian Schweinsteiger take a stroll in Cheshire on Wednesday
Ana Ivanovic and Bastian Schweinsteiger take a stroll in Cheshire on Wednesday
Schweinsteiger is back in first-team training with United
Tennis ace Ivanovic is married to the German footballer

Schweinsteiger, who is married to tennis star Ivanovic, has been restored to first-team training with Manchester United after being frozen out during the early days of Jose Mourinho's reign

United manager Mourinho sat in front of the press in Turkey on Wednesday
United manager Mourinho sat in front of the press in Turkey on Wednesday

'Schweinsteiger is back.