Smalling Delight At Euro Debut

Chris Smalling was delighted to experience the Champions League first hand rather than watching from his living room after making his debut in the competition against Rangers.

The defender, who joined United officially in the summer, was one of ten players brought into the starting line-up by Sir Alex as the Reds kicked-off their European campaign at Old Trafford.

Smalling impressed alongside skipper Rio Ferdinand and, despite the disappointment of dropping two points, enjoyed every minute of his run-out.

"It's one of the biggest competitions a player can play in and I thoroughly enjoyed it," he told MUTV.

"I've watched so many of these games on television so to be part of one at a club like United is fantastic.

"Unfortunately, we just couldn't break them down and everyone is disappointed with the result.

"The next game against Valencia [on 29 September] is going to be very important now. Hopefully we can move on quickly from this result, take the positives from it and score a few more goals in our next few games."