Jose Mourinho has urged Everton to get a move on in their pursuit of Morgan Schneiderlin.

The Toffees saw a bid in the region of £15million for the Manchester United central midfielder rejected last week and are primed to go back with an improved offer.

Schneiderlin was at Carrington on Friday morning, although he will not be involved in the FA Cup clash against Reading at Old Trafford.

Morgan Schneiderlin arrives at Manchester United's Carrington training ground on Friday

Jose Mourinho is keen for Everton to complete their move for Schneiderlin

He is surplus to requirements at Old Trafford and will be allowed to leave in January

United manager Mourinho pictured arriving the Lowry Hotel on Friday afternoon

Mourinho suggested neither Schneiderlin nor Memphis Depay will play for United again while their futures remain up in the air.

And he claimed there is 'zero chance' of either leaving the club if potential suitors do not increase the money on the table.

'Their situation is exactly the same, both of them I will allow them to leave the club,' Mourinho said.

'I will allow them to leave if the right offer comes. Until this moment, no. Is this a good situation? No. Why not? Because I don't think about them as options in this moment.

'In normal conditions they would probably be selected for the match tomorrow and they aren't because we are waiting for something that a couple of weeks ago looked like 100 per cent and at the moment looks like zero per cent because we don't have any offer that is close to the quality for the players we have.'

United want both to depart permanently, while Roma and Everton - both keen on Depay - would rather a loan deal.

Five clubs are interested in Schneiderlin, including West Bromwich Albion, who appear resigned to him joining Ronald Koeman on Merseyside.

Wayne Rooney is back and will start for United this weekend after a thigh injury kept him over the festive period.

Memphis Depay is also set to leave Old Trafford during the January transfer window

Mourinho said there is 'zero chance' Schneiderlin or Depay will leave United on loan

Mourinho was greeted by fans as he returned to the Lowry hotel on Friday

Sergio Romero will replace David de Gea in goal, while Bastian Schweinsteiger should be on the bench.

'Bastian's selected again so he can start, he can be on the bench. He's an option for us, I think that's the best way to describe it, for many months he wasn't an option.

'When we brought him back in the first couple of weeks he was not an option, not ready to compete but since then working very well, never an injury, he was ill last week.

'His body is fine, is training very well, he's ready to play. If a player is not playing I cannot stop a player to leave if the offer is right. Bastian, he played with us some minutes against West Ham, no more.

'He wants to stay, he is staying, he is an option. He was selected for three, four matches, he's waiting for his opportunity to play and I think January is a good month for that with so many matches.'