Everton manager Sam Allardyce believes his French midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin has gotten over the disappointment of his stint at Manchester United.

Schneiderlin was seen as the next midfield hope for United when he joined from Southampton under manager Louis van Gaal.

But he failed to get a regular spot in the team. He was eventually sold by manager Jose Mourinho, who did not see him as part of his plans.

"Sooner or later he has to find himself from where he used to be," Allardyce said to Sky Sports.

"Sometimes it takes a while to find yourself after, I think, probably a disappointing move that didn't work at United.

"For the first time you find yourself in the squad not being involved very, very much indeed. Then you come to Everton and try and reinvent your career and show what you can do again. Sometimes it takes a bit of time.

"Obviously the whole team suffered a lack of confidence at the start of the season. Everybody's finally going in the right direction and ebbing back towards more and more confidence. I think the confidence is going the right way.

"There needs to be a bit more consistency. Morgan, if he continues to play like that and show that consistent level of form that he's shown in the past, particularly at Southampton, we will all get better as a team with him.

"Fans will always like to see you show your best and show commitment. They will always support you.

"If you're not playing so well, they will show their disapproval. We all accept that; that's been in football since it was invented.

"What you have to do is make the fans want to cheer you, want to be pleased with your performances. That's what we're paid to do."