How Victor Lindelof became Man United's first choice centre-back and Sweden's best

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How Victor Lindelof became Man United's first choice centre-back and Sweden's best

Craig Burley says nothing will change at Manchester United under Jose Mourinho, and a different manager would produce better results. MANCHESTER -- Before breaking into the Vasteras team as a teenager, Victor Lindelof had his head shaved. It was the idea of Robin Blomme -- the injured right-back Lindelof was set to replace -- because he thought it would make the 16-year-old look tougher. Blomme did the honours in the dressing room after training one day. No one was sure whether Lindelof was ready for senior football in Sweden's Division One North (the third tier of the league pyramid) but at least he would look the part. "He...

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