The Swedish player had to be substituted during their 2-1 win against Chelsea early in December. Erik Ten Hag revealed that the 29-year-old underwent surgery to address a groin issue and shared the expected duration of his recovery. Lindelof’s absence has now been confirmed for an extended period, spanning the team’s last three matches against Bournemouth, Bayern Munich, and Liverpool. The official statement from Manchester United indicates that he will be sidelined for slightly more than a month as he goes through the necessary recuperation process.
“Victor Lindelof is not available. He has done surgery, so he will be out for a couple of weeks. What happened? He had a problem and so [personal] is that but he has to do the surgery.” explained the Dutchman during Friday’s press conference to reporters.
Manchester United is grappling with three injured center-backs: Harry Maguire is still recovering from a groin problem, while Lisandro Martinez is recuperating from his second foot surgery of the season. Consequently, Jonny Evans and Raphael Varane may retain their positions in the defense against West Ham. However, Ten Hag has the option of moving Luke Shaw inward and deploying Sergio Reguilon at left-back.
This absence poses a significant challenge for Ten Hag, especially with a packed schedule during the festive period, starting with an away match against West Ham on Saturday, December 23 in London.
Victor Lindelöf
Victor Nilsson Lindelöf
SwedenThis season he played in total 12 times for 900 minutes for Premier League.
Victor Lindelöf scored 1 goal for Manchester United. He procured one assist. He received 1 yellow card and no red cards.
His team is currently 7th in Premier League. In the last match Manchester United drew 0-0 against Liverpool. The next match in Premier League will be against West Ham United.
Manchester United performance and stats
Manchester United
Manchester United is currently 7th in the Premier League with 28 points.
In the last 17 games, it has won 9 times, drawn once, and lost 7 times. In its last match, Manchester United drawn 0-0 against Liverpool.
It has a negative goal difference after scoring 18 goals and conceding 21.
Manchester United will play the next match in Premier League against West Ham United on Saturday 23rd of December in London. The prediction is West Ham UnitedManchester United winning the match.
