Quotes from Chris Smalling

I liked business studies and economics at school and it followed on from there.

You can't have two or three games where you let your level drop.

I had the offer of places at Leicester and Loughborough to study financial economics.

I wish I knew in terms of more educated in food when I was younger. Because the importance of it not just in sport but in life too has helped me and I think it'll continue.

My mum tried her best. Now I try to make her life as enjoyable as I can because she has done so much for my brother and me.

I would have gone to Loughborough to study business management and was looking forward to that very much.

It makes me very proud that a club like Manchester United have wanted me to be here as long as I have been.