Victor Lindelof left Old Trafford at half-time of the Europa League comeback with Lyon
Victor Lindelof was forced to leave in the middle of Manchester United’s Europa League clash with Lyon after his young son fell through a glass staircase.
The three-year-old suffered a head injury and had to be rushed to hospital with the Sweden international departing Old Trafford in a hurry to be by his family’s side.
Speaking after the game, where United came back to win a 5-4 epic and advance into the semi-finals, boss Ruben Amorim kept his reason for leaving under wraps, saying he left due to ‘personal reasons’.
Lindelof returned to the squad for the weekend’s defeat to Wolves and it has now been confirmed why he needed to rush away.
His son required two nights in hospital and his wounds were so severe that he required plastic surgery.
Lindelof’s wife Maja said: “An hour before the [Lyon] game started, our babysitter called and said they were in an ambulance on the way to hospital.
“My youngest son Francis had split his entire head open. He had been chasing his big brother Ted Louie at home, and fallen into our glass staircase.
“His forehead was in two parts. He was in hospital both Thursday and Friday.
“He had to have plastic surgery to put his forehead back together. He was put under anaesthetic.
“It is the first time I have experienced something like this happening with one of my children. It was incredibly unpleasant, and not something I want to experience again.
“The operation went well, and Francis is back on track. He is a Viking, and back to normal. Everyone was so worried, but he continues his life as if nothing has happened.
“The doctors say he will have a big scar on his forehead. But never mind – I’m just happy that it went so well.”
Noussair Mazraoui also left Old Trafford midway through the Europa League game for personal reasons despite being named in the startling 11.
Like Lindelof he returned for the 1-0 Premier League defeat to Wolves at the weekend.
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