Chris Smalling has acknowledged that we’re fragile at the back with all our injuries, with Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Rafael, John O’Shea and Jonny Evans all currently injured. However, he hopes that he’s played well enough in Rio’s absence to ensure the fans have faith in him. “We’re down to the bare bones in the [...]

Chris Smalling put in another impressive display whilst filling in for Rio Ferdinand in Marseille last night, but acknowledges he won’t be displacing the England captain from the first XI just yet. “When you get the shirt and a position in the team you don’t want to give it up,” said Smalling. “I understand that [...]

Carlos Tevez has been crucial to City’s position in the table this season and is currently the 2nd highest scorer in the league, behind Dimitar Berbatov. However, against Manchester United at Old Trafford, you wouldn’t have known he was even on the pitch, with the inexperienced Chris Smalling ensuring he was out of the game. [...]

Chris Smalling was my Man of the Match yesterday, putting in a composed and confident performance that would have been unfair to have expected from the youngster in his first Manchester derby. Carlos Tevez didn’t get a sniff of goal thanks to Smalling’s imposing presence and he has explained how he was able to play [...]

Chris Smalling has revealed that following our 2-1 win over Manchester City yesterday, the lads watched Wayne Rooney’s brilliant winner in the dressing room. “We saw it on TV in the dressing room,” he said. “It has come right out of the middle of his foot and flew into the top corner. There is no [...]

Sir Alex Ferguson has today revealed that Chris Smalling will play alongside Nemanja Vidic in this weekend’s derby. Rio Ferdinand was injured in the warm up ahead of the Wolves defeat at the weekend so Jonny Evans filled in for him. The manager revealed after the game he would have preferred to start with Smalling, [...]

Chris Smalling has revealed how easily he has settled in to life at Manchester United and how playing in more games helps him feel like he belongs. “A lot of the young lads have been here for a long time,” he said. “I only came here in the summer and I wasn’t at Fulham for [...]