Former Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has admitted that he regrets leaving the club so quickly.
The Frenchman arrived at United under Louis van Gaal in a high-profile £25million move from Southampton and was viewed as a key midfield signing at the time.
But, having started only 25 games in a season and a half — and been heavily criticised — Schneiderlin moved on in January 2017, as he fell out of favour under Jose Mourinho. He joined Everton for £20million.
“I wanted to do more and I had the capacity to do more," he admitted in an interview with BBC Radio 5Live.
“Maybe I jumped out of the boat too quickly when I didn’t play for three months.
“When I look at other players having a great career at Manchester United , they all had a spell of four or five months when they didn’t play.”
Schneiderlin's United career was a frustration for many, who viewed him as a natural successor to Michael Carrick in the defensive midfield role.
And the 29-year-old, who has broken back into the Everton side this season after a spell out of Marco Silva's plans, believes his position is often subject to misinterpretation from supporters.
"If you are in midfield, you are 1-0 down and your team has run after the ball for a minute and I try a long pass and miss it, people might clap because it is an attacking move, but my team-mates might have to for another two minutes to get the ball back," he added.
"If we are winning 1-0 and I make a short pass that allows the team to breathe, people think it is clever. Some people say I pass square but I don't see it.
"Look at [Sergio] Busquets at Barcelona. I don't compare myself to him but tell me the passes he does that I don't? Because they win games, everyone says he's the cleverest midfielder in football.
"Football is about perception. You can play the same game, but it will be analysed differently depending on whether you have won or lost."
