Chris Smalling has said he'll let his performances in big games do the talking when it comes to making Gareth Southgate's England squad for the World Cup.

The Manchester United defender, who was omitted from the last round of friendlies against Germany and Brazil, played brilliantly in Saturday's FA Cup semi-final win over Tottenham Hotspur.

And the 28-year-old believes he must continue to prove his worth over the final matches of the season.

"I love my battles against 'H' (Kane). I don't think he's scored too many against me, so long may that continue!" said Smalling after the game.

"It's nice testing yourself against the best because certainly this year he's been one of the best. That's our job, to test ourselves against the best and it's nice to shut him out.

"All I can do is play the games and at the minute I'm playing every game and performing in big games, so I'll just keep doing my job.

"Of course you want to be playing in the summer (at the World Cup). All you can do is let your football do the talking. I think I've been a mainstay in the set-up (at United) for quite a while now and I just want to finish the season as strongly as I can and see what happens."

On whether he had talked to Southgate, Smalling said: "At the minute there's no conversations and I'm going to keep playing my games.

"It takes big characters to last so long at United. They're always being linked to every player who has played the game but the manager has faith in you and all the managers have had faith in me."