Erik ten Hag is about to start opinion-splitting player Manchester United were desperate to sell

Victor Lindelof joined Manchester United in 2017 and has been the great survivor.

Only Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford have been in the squad longer and the defender will have represented the club for eight seasons by the end of this campaign. Lindelof was signed by Jose Mourinho and has played under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Michael Carrick, Ralf Rangnick and Erik ten Hag, and he could yet play for another manager considering it would be a surprise if Ten Hag remains in charge beyond Christmas after an awful start.

The Sweden international was up for sale in the summer transfer window and United were pushing to obtain a fee for him but he sustained an injury that scuppered plans for an exit. He made 14 Premier League starts last season and slipped down the central defensive pecking order as Harry Maguire returned to form.

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The 30-year-old has been a great servant for United, playing a key role in different squads down the years, but it was in everyone's best interests for him to leave in the summer. If a transfer had been arranged he would playing regular first-team football and United would have banked a fee. He will instead leave at the end of the season as a free agent and can negotiate a move to an overseas club from the beginning of the January transfer window.

Lindelof was a forgotten man at the beginning of the campaign but he came on for the second half against Aston Villa before the international break and delivered a solid performance at right-back. He replaced Noussair Mazraoui and the Morrocon has undergone a minor precautionary corrective procedure after experiencing