Liverpool vs Manchester United: Combined XI
By Ethan Lowe
CB- Chris (Mike) Smalling
The 26 year old English defender, Chris Smalling, has really started to develop into a quality player. The growth shown by Smalling is impressive, and being a fan of the English national team it also gets me pretty optimistic. Mentally, he has become much stronger and experienced, and now acts like a leader on the field. While physically, his strength and speed make him a reliable centre-back.
He makes it into this team over the likes of Blind and Marcos Rojo, simply because of his leadership qualities and physical presence on the pitch. He would combine well with the other Centre back chosen in this team, and the two would pose a formidable challenge for any offence.
Also, Smalling would probably make it into this team if he was awful, just so that I can include the hilarious video in which his manager gets his name wrong.
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