Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has paid tribute to “reliable” Manchester United centre-half Victor Lindelof.
Lindelof struggled to establish himself at United after he joined from Benfica in summer 2017 for £30.75m.
He was described as “so far out of his depth” by Jamie Carragher last August, after it was suggested that former manager Jose Mourinho never wanted to sign him in the first place.
But the Swede has been revitalised under interim boss Solskjaer, who singled him out for praise ahead of the Champions League last-16 second-leg tie with PSG on Wednesday.
“Against PSG, in the last 20 minutes, I know they were 2-0 up so they were happy,” he told the club’s official website, “but I thought we held our own and Victor back there marshalled the troops, so we can go there and score a goal and make it chaotic in the last 15 or 20 minutes.
“He’s a big, big plus. His performances have risen and really improved.
“He’s playing more on the left side; he started really well on the right side with Phil Jones, now Chris Smalling has come in and done really well, so he’s had loads of partners to play with.
“I think he’s easy to play with for the other centre-backs because he’s so reliable.”