Victor Nilsson Lindelöf has been plagued by back problems this season.
At the end of 2020, he talked about the pain.
- I have been in a lot of pain and still have problems.
I work with it every day but the game schedule is very, very tight so it's mostly about having it under control, he said then according to the Manchester Evening News.
The defender has missed several matches due to the back injury.
- I missed a few matches and took it carefully when I would come back.
I played a match, then I had to rest again.
It felt better after that, says Nilsson Lindelöf to Manchester United's website.
- The pain started to come back, but I have tried to handle it in the right way by being careful with the recovery and rehabilitation.
I've had these problems for a few months, but I play matches because I want to help the team win matches.
He hopes he can play the derby against Manchester on Sunday.
- Of course.
It's a big match, everyone wants to play such matches.
The midfielder did not play the match against Crystal Palace on Wednesday.