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Man Utd defender Lindelof leaves Sweden squad due to 'personal reasons'

Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof has left the Sweden squad due to "personal reasons".

Lindelof played the full 90 minutes in both of Sweden's 2020 World Cup qualifying wins against Georgia and Kosovo over the past week, helping his country record two clean sheets in the process.

However, the 26-year-old be unavailable for selection in a friendly against Estonia on Wednesday, with assistant manager Peter Wettergren confirming the news at a pre-match press conference.

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What's been said?

"[Lindelof] will leave us tonight for private, personal reasons," Wettergren told reporters on Monday.

Lindelof's injury-plagued 2020-21 campaign

Lindelof has played a key role in Ole Gunnar Solskaer's United squad once again this season, but has had to miss a number of games due to a chronic back injury.