Chris Smalling: Maidstone, Man United and Messi

Published: April 12, 2019, 5 a.m.

Chris Smalling talks about growing up in a one-parent family and how even though they couldn\u2019t afford his bus fare to go to football training sessions, he still managed to make it from non-league Maidstone to Manchester United.

He tells Guillem Balague about the importance of tackling racism in football and the crucial role Raheem Sterling has had. Smalling talks about that elbow on Lionel Messi in Manchester United\u2019s Champions League Quarter Final first leg and whether they can turnaround a 1-0 deficit against Barcelona. And he reveals who has the worst taste in music in United\u2019s changing room. It\u2019s Chris Smalling as you\u2019ve never heard him before.