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Everton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin played the full 90 minutes as his club beat Manchester United 4-0 at Goodison Park on Sunday.

The Frenchman has found first-team minutes hard to come by under Marco Silva this season, but after three successive Premier League matches out of the squad he was straight back onto the team-sheet against his former employers at the weekend.

The 29-year-old did a good enough job on his 11th top flight outing of the campaign, restricting the likes of Paul Pogba and Fred in the middle of the park, all while forming a strong partnership with Idrissa Gueye.

It wasn't quite the level of performance he produced when he first moved to Merseyside at the beginning of 2017, and his confidence when it comes to passing the ball forward in particular is clearly at an all-time low.

However, there were signs here that he could still have a future with the club, with his contract at Goodison not due to expire until 2021.

One Toffees fan on the Grand Old Team forum believes he should be kept on as a rotation option, but also believes that because he was signed as a first-team player that certain offers should be considered by Silva and Marcel Brands.

£10-£20m was the ballpark figure provided by the supporter, but it remains to be seen whether that will be incoming given his lack of football and the fact that he is approaching his 30th birthday later in 2019.

Are they right then?

The verdict

They probably are in a way, yes.

While Schneiderlin has proven that he can be a good option now and again for Everton, he isn’t good for where they want to be.

They should actually look to sell the former Southampton man in the summer with no exceptions, especially if the Toffees really want to push on and progress next term.