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Mourinho: No pressure on Lindelof
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says there is "no pressure" on new signing Victor Lindelof.
The Swedish defender – brought in from Benfica for £30.7m - has struggled to hold down a starting role for the Red Devils, but Mourinho insists the 23-year-old will "prove step by step" he is ready for a first-team spot.
Lindelof has started in recent victories over Basel and Burton Albion but is still yet to feature in the Premier League.
Speaking ahead of United's Champions League clash against CSKA Moscow, a game which is live on BT Sport 3 on September 27 [kick-off 19.45], Mourinho said: "Victor will be given time and no pressure for his evolution.
"He has a very specific position on the pitch and he needs time. He will be given time but also opportunities.
"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 - and 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."
The former Chelsea manager is without Paul Pogba, Marouane Fellaini and Michael Carrick for Wednesday's trip to Moscow but insists his side will have balance and quality.
"We don't have Fellaini, we don't have Pogba, we don't have Carrick. So, all three midfield players we lose for this match. The solutions are not many," added the Portuguese.
"We try not to focus on individual battles or specific areas on the pitch. We try to focus on the bigger picture. "And we are going to have a team with quality, with balance."
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