A second place finish in the Premier League is the "bare minimum" for Manchester United, defender Chris Smalling has said. United's 2-1 win over champions Chelsea last Sunday left them 13 points behind league leaders Manchester City, who have played one game fewer, with 10 matches remaining in the campaign. "I think obviously we've been second for quite a while and that needs to be our bare minimum," Smalling told British media. "The fact we get to play Liverpool at home as well I think is a big advantage. "If we can separate ourselves from Chelsea and Liverpool and work our way up then we can do that.

Source: dna February 27, 2018 12:45 UTC