Victor Lindelöf #3

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Nicknamed “The Iceman” for his composure on the pitch - a sobriquet he earned during his years at Old Trafford. Despite several challenging seasons, Lindelöf is as high as 56th on the all-time appearance list for Manchester United with 284 games, not bad for the boy from Västerås. Played as a right-back when Sweden became Under-21 European champions in 2015 – a tournament he wasn’t even supposed to play in. Lindelöf was not in the original squad but was called up as a late replacement for the injured Emil Krafth. A year later, he was a starter for the national team and Benfica. “It happened quickly, but I want to play at the highest level,” he says. Praised for his positive attitude by José Mourinho, among others, but he has had a fractious relationship with the Swedish media.

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