Schneiderlin has struggled for first team football at Old Trafford since his £25m move in 2014.
Schneiderlin has only played five minutes of league football under new United manager Jose Mourinho this season, coming off the bench towards the end of his club’s opening win at Bournemouth.
He is now behind Paul Pogba, Marouane Fellaini and Michael Carrick in the midfield pecking order at Old Trafford.
But with Mourinho having told German veteran Bastian Schweinsteiger that he has no chance of first team action, the United manager feels he needs Schneiderlin as cover and to use in competitions such as the domestic cups and the Europa League.
The 26-year-old has played five minutes of league football under new manager Jose Mourinho
Only last week, Mourinho told his players that he was happy with his squad and didn’t intend to move anybody on.
In all likelihood, Pochettino will now monitor Schneiderlin’s position at United with a view to returning to the table in the January window. Schneiderlin has indicated privately that he wishes to fight for his place at United after only joining a year ago for £25m.
However, the Frenchman has international ambitions to consider ahead of the 2018 World Cup and needs regular first team football in the months to come.
Schneiderlin has fallen behind Paul Pogba and Maroaune Fellaini in the midfield pecking order.