Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has lavished praise on centre-back partner Daley Blind after the way the Dutchman has taken to his deeper role this season, even suggesting that the squad have been a little surprised by just how well he has done. Eyebrows were raised when Louis van Gaal first started picking Blind as a centre-back in the summer, but Smalling has told the Manchester Evening News that with "each performance he is putting any critics out there to bed." The England...
Source: 90min.com