Victor Lindelof is yet to establish himself at United (Picture: Getty)

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has assured Victor Lindelof that he will get more chances and minutes in the club’s first-team this season.

The Sweden international, a £30million summer signing from Benfica, hasn’t yet managed to establish himself as a regular in the United team due to the fine form of others.

Eric Bailly and Phil Jones have been Mourinho’s first-choice pairing so far this season, though Lindelof has been given some playing time in the Super Cup, Champions League and the Carabao Cup.

Mourinho now says he will continue to ease Lindelof in slowly and that the 23-year-old will get opportunities to show what he can do.

Lindelof, 23, joined the Red Devils from Benfica this summer (Picture: Getty)
Jose Mourinho insists he has plans for Lindelof (Picture: Getty)

The Portuguese added that he also has a specific role in mind for Lindelof, which could take some time for him to master before he is ready to feature on a more regular basis.

‘Victor will be given time and no pressure for his evolution,’ Mourinho explained.

‘He has a very specific position on the pitch and I was saying he needs time, he needs time and he will be given time but also opportunities.

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‘Because just time and no opportunities to play then the evolution gets slower.

‘He needs time, no pressure, but also he needs opportunities. The fact that he played against Basel and then against Burton then in the future he’s going to have more opportunities to play.

‘He will prove step by step that he is ready to play.’

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