‘Still acted like a captain’: Manchester United ace praised after giving retiring teammate the armband.

“I still acted like a captain”: a Manchester United legend was lauded for donning the insignia of a retiring teammate.A defender for Manchester United, Victor Lindelof, was lauded on Sunday night for contributing to Sweden’s 2-0 victory over Estonia.

As the final international break of 2023 draws to a close, Manchester United players will be competing internationally.Supporters will presumably be preoccupied with the upcoming Premier League match against Everton, despite the fact that United are the immediate priority.

Erik ten Hag will be content with his players returning to Manchester unscathed; it would be even more ideal if they did so in respectable form.

With regard to Victor Lindelof, it appears that his return will be constructive.Victor Lindelof was lauded following Sweden’s triumph.

Lindelof has been absent with Sweden, who failed to qualify for the 2024 European Championships.

Sweden’s unsatisfactory qualifying campaign concluded with Sunday’s match against Estonia; Belgium and Austria advanced from their group.

However, this was a momentous evening in Solna, as the departing supervisor, Janne Andersson, assumed final command.Albin Ekdal, a veteran midfielder with 70 appearances, also participated in his final match for Sweden, retiring at the age of 34.

It was undoubtedly a nice touch that United defender Lindelof kindly transferred the captaincy to Ekdal for his final match against Sweden.

Aftonbladet lauded Lindelof’s performance, stating that he “still acted like a captain” despite transferring the insignia to Ekdal; in doing so, he helped Sweden avert another catastrophe mere days following a 3-0 loss to Azerbaijan.

Albin Ekdal had assumed the captaincy, but he continued to conduct himself as if he were the commander. “Initially engaged in several fierce melees to prevent a recurrence of the devastation in Baku,” they wrote.Fotbollskanalen considered Lindelof to be “extremely stable” defensively, with the exception of one careless pass that contributed to a clean sheet for Sweden.

“Passed sloppily but was otherwise very stable, and the central defender attempted to contribute to the attack as usual,” they wrote.

Supporters of Svenska added that Lindelof acted as a “general” at the defense for Sweden against Estonia and significantly contributed to the composure of his teammates.

“Revealed the reason he is a defense general.” “A tranquil aura encircled him,” they observed.Probable contract extension for Lindelof Having scored the game-winning goal against Luton Town, Lindelof entered this international break in fine form.

Eight Premier League starts and two Champions League starts have been completed by the 29-year-old this season, solidifying his position as one of Ten Hag’s most dependable defenders.

After more than six years with the club, Lindelof may not have fully developed into the defender that many anticipated he could become after seeing his potential at Benfica.Nevertheless, the Swede’s extensive playing time indicates that Ten Hag and United will likely exercise the one-year option in his contract.

Due to the unavailability of Raphael Varane and the injury to Lisandro Martinez, it is reasonable to anticipate that Lindelof will play a significant role for United in the coming seasons, as the Swedish media obviously admires him.