Chris Smalling admits Nemanja Matic has surprised everyone at Manchester United with his quality.

The defender thinks the Serbian hardman has done even better than expected.

“He can do everything," Smalling told United Review.

“You want to give him the ball because he's able to find the attacking players very quickly, but he's also able to break things up and we couldn't ask for anyone better in the middle.

"The fact he's got good experience of the Premier League and Champions League is great for us and we were always confident it wouldn't take him too long to settle in.

"But I think he's definitely surpassed that because he's been one of our main players and has been fit for every game which has been brilliant."