Ask those who work at Carrington to come up with a word for Victor Lindelof and their response is most likely to be 'mature'.

It is a fair assessment. At 24, married and soon to become a father, the Swede has already experienced quite the history.

Seven years ago he left his family and friends behind to move to Lisbon. At 19, he was making his debut for Benfica. At 22, Manchester United paid £31million to bring him to Old Trafford.

Victor Lindelof runs back to his own half after scoring a late equaliser against Burnley

Lindelof poses with his wife Maja as she cradles her baby bump in a photo posted to Instagram

LINDELOF AT UNITED Appearances: 37 Starts: 32 Goals conceded: 39 Clean sheets: 9 Goals: 1 Tackles: 42 Interceptions: 30 Recoveries: 190 Blocks: 21 *Premier League stats only Advertisement

Since then, those life experiences have continued apace. At times, with United's back four rotating more than a carousel, he looked lost, shorn of confidence, not up to the challenge.

But Lindelof is an adapter. A man who takes his medicine and gets better.

Now, on the back of a number of consistent performances, he is one of the first names on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team sheet.

All of a sudden, his praises are being sung. His equaliser against Burnley on Tuesday night – his first goal for the club - was seen as the action of a leader, a man you can depend on. All of a sudden, Lindelof is looking like a sound piece of business by Jose Mourinho.

The Swede has recovered from a number of setbacks to become a regular at Old Trafford

Lindelof, 24, is married to Maja and the pair are about to become parents for the first time

When you look at his back story, his success comes as no surprise.

In an honest interview with The Players' Tribune, Lindelof opened up on his first six months in Lisbon.

'What can you do in a place where you don't speak the language and have no friends?' he said.

'Not much, right? So I mainly stayed in my room in the training centre, I'd either be in the gym, in the restaurant or in my room.'

The impression they get in Manchester is that this is a man comfortable in his own skin. He is not part of any particular group but is not an outcast.

Lindelof fails to stop Sergio Aguero from scoring during the Manchester derby last November

The 24-year-old defender is known for getting his head down and working hard at Carrington

While Lindelof is close to Nemanja Matic, another one of the common-sense brigade, they are not a Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard double act – and where one goes, the other does not necessarily follow.

His sense of humour is dry and there are echoes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic in aspects of his personality, although he does not have the brash self-confidence of his compatriot.

There are no flash clothes and there is no fooling around. When he was struggling, there were no issues. It was a case of getting his head down and working hard.

Should the development continue, praise must go to Mourinho. Like Eric Bailly, few at the club had heard of Lindelof before he arrived. His progression, however, has impressed those who have followed his career.

Patrik Andersson, the former Barcelona, Blackburn Rovers and Sweden defender, described Lindelof recently as 'the complete player'.

Lindelof arrived for £31million from Benfica and is finally starting to prove himself at United

He struck late against Burnley to preserve United's unbeaten run under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

'He's adaptable, two-footed, calm and comfortable on the ball and good one against one. I remember the game against Juventus in Turin in November when he did very well one-on-one against Cristiano Ronaldo,' Andersson added.

He is also a safe pair of hands off the field. Following the 3-1 derby defeat at the hands of Manchester City, Lindelof agreed to do the post-match TV interviews, where he spoke with a reassuring calmness.

'Some say I act as if I'm 30,' Lindelof added to the Players' Tribune. 'I guess they're right, because I've had to mature quickly to overcome so many challenges and get so far.'

That maturing process is continuing at Old Trafford, to the benefit of all concerned.