Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof will spend time with his family and not play in Saturday’s Premier League game against West Ham after a break-in while his wife and kids were at home, manager Ralf Rangnick said on Friday.

Lindelof’s wife Maja Nilsson wrote on Instagram that she was forced to lock herself in a room with their two children when burglars entered their house while the Swedish defender was playing in Wednesday’s 3-1 win away at Brentford.

She said it was a “very traumatic and scary moment” and that they were now spending time off with their families in Sweden.

“I spoke with him at length on our flight back home from London and also this morning (Friday). We spoke for 20 or 25 minutes, he told me what actually happened,” Rangnick told reporters.

“This was a traumatic event, especially for his wife and three-year-old son. He said to me right now he needs to stay at home, he doesn’t want to leave his wife and family on their own.

“I can fully understand, being a father of two children myself. We agreed he will not be on duty tomorrow (Saturday) for the game.”