Chris Smalling

I've had many setbacks. ”

I didn't see myself playing regularly at right-back for Manchester United or making my England debut in that position. ”

If you would have told me that I'd be in a European final back when I was at Maidstone then I wouldn't have believed you. ”

I love a challenge and when a new centre-back comes in it makes you raise your game. You have to show more, you have to be more consistent. ”

We take more risks at United than the majority of teams but the manager wants us to play. ”

You can have so many different demands; trying to please the fans, pleasing the manager, please yourself. ”

A manager has to have all different sides covered. ”

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

Everyone has their own traits but if you are being compared to players like Rio Ferdinand then you must be doing something well and hopefully I can keep that going. ”

I quite like being aggressive and horrible which gives you more confidence to dictate over strikers and to make them feel they have had a frustrating game when they've walked off the pitch, feeling very down. ”