Jose Mourinho blocks Bastian Schweinsteiger from playing for ANY Manchester United side - reports

ByKevin Coulson

Updated 30/10/2016 at 12:35 GMT

Jose Mourinho is refusing to allow Bastian Schweinsteiger to feature in the reserve team at Manchester United, according to reports.

Not only has the Portuguese manager frozen out the German from the first team since taking the reins at Old Trafford, it now appears he is blocking him from getting any game time at all.

According to the Sunday People, reserve team boss Warren Joyce asked if the World Cup winner could play for his side instead of just training at Carrington.

Jose Mourinho during Manchester United's game against Burnley

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But his request was turned down as the stand-off between Mourinho and the 32-year-old continues.

The German is reportedly earning £170,000 a week at United and featured last season under former manager Louis van Gaal.

But Mourinho has restricted him to simply watching from the stands, with Schweinsteiger’s former club Bayern Munich heavily criticising the way he has been treated.

The president of the Bundesliga champions, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, said earlier this year. "I could hardly believe it. One or two players are going to think long and hard in future about whether they want to go to such a club.

"Nothing like that has ever happened at Bayern Munich."

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