Bastian Schweinsteiger trained with Manchester United on Monday morning for the first time since he was excluded from first-team sessions at the start of the season.

The former Germany captain in one image appeared to receive a warm embrace from the club captain Wayne Rooney. The move indicates the manager is considering giving the German a shock recall for Sunday’s trip to Swansea City as Schweinsteiger was named in the 25-man Premier League squad by Mourinho, despite not deeming him part of his plans.

Ander Herrera is suspended for the game after being shown two yellow cards in Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Burnley at Old Trafford. United sit eighth in the Premier League after 10 matches.

“It’s great to see him back,” said the defender Luke Shaw. “We found out the news a couple of days ago and it’s so great to have him back. He’s a big influence in the dressing room and obviously on the pitch, especially for the young players like myself.”

Shaw added: “It’s a great boost for us, the experience and the quality that he brings. The quality he possesses is a boost for our team and I’m so glad to have him back.”

Mourinho’s midfield options remain Paul Pogba, Marouane Fellaini, Michael Carrick, Morgan Schneiderlin and even Rooney, so it would be a remarkable turnaround in fortunes for Schweinsteiger should to be recalled. The 32-year-old is not in United’s Europa League squad so he is unavailable for Thursday’s group game at Fenerbahçe.

Schweinsteiger last featured for United as a 70th-minute substitute at Manchester City in a 1-0 win on 20 March. He made 13 Premier League starts for United last season, with five more as a substitute, scoring one goal.

In August Schweinsteiger tweeted: “MUFC will be my last club in Europe. I respect other clubs but Manchester United was the only one which could make me leave Bayern Munich. I will be ready, if the team needs me. This is all I can say about my current situation. I want to thank the fans for their amazing support over the recent weeks.”Mourinho will find out on Tuesday if he is to be charged once the Football Association receives the report of the draw against Burnley. The manager is likely to receive a one-match ban if he accepts a charge of using insulting language towards the referee Mark Clattenburg at half-time after he failed to award a penalty at Old Trafford, although that could be extended to two if he pleads not guilty.

Mourinho also had until 6pm on Monday to answer a separate charge of misconduct regarding comments made about Anthony Taylor before the referee officiated in United’s 0-0 draw at Liverpool on 17 October.