'Here you have the best event of life captured in two pictures': Joy for Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof as his wife Maja Nilsson gives birth to a son Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof is now the proud father of baby boy The Swedish star missed international duty to be with his wife Maja Nilsson Maja shared an image of the couple with the new member of their family Lindelof follows team-mates Paul Pogba and Fred who recently became fathers By Peter Rutzler For Mailonline Published: 00:55 GMT, 26 March 2019 | Updated: 00:57 GMT, 26 March 2019 Viewcomments Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof is celebrating the birth of a baby boy. The centre-back skipped international duty with Sweden this week in order to be with his wife Maja Nilsson Lindelof. And the former Benfica player was able to share in the joy of welcoming a son into their lives. Maja Nilsson posted two images of the couple with their newborn, showing both holding the little one. Victor also posted the picture of himself with his son. Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof is celebrating the birth of his newborn son Lindelof missed international duty with Sweden in order to be with his wife Maja Nilsson She captioned her post: 'I do not know what to write for text for a picture of his newborn son. 'But here you have the best event of life captured in two pictures.' Lindelof joins fellow team-mates Paul Pogba and Fred who have also recently become fathers, while Chris Smalling and Matteo Darmian are also set to enter parenthood in the not-too distant future. The 24-year-old defender has rediscovered his best form under interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has made Lindelof a first team regular. United return to Premier League action this weekend when they host Watford on Saturday. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility