Alan Smith insists he's good enough to lead Manchester United's attack next season.
Smith told The Sun: "I know I'm good enough to play for Manchester United, or any other team in the Premiership, and I will prove that to anyone who doubts it.
"I've done everything I could do in terms of my effort and commitment to United and that's what a lot of people questioned when I first signed. They thought I wouldn't be the same as I was at Leeds.
"There has been a great response from the fans when I play and even when I don't play. It's fantastic.
Smith's return, after he suffered a broken leg and ankle at Liverpool in February last year, has steeled him against adversity.
The fact Premiership champions United may not want him any more is a trifling setback compared to that injury, which could have finished him as a footballer.
Smith added: "Coming through a serious injury like I did, which was career-threatening, has made me mentally strong. That's why what is going on at the moment is not such a big deal.
"There were occasions when I wondered if I'd ever get back to the player I was. I know there were those who thought it was over for me as a Premiership footballer.
"But I'm fine now and it was brilliant to end the season the way I did. I helped United to the title, got a Premiership winner's medal, scored for England B against Albania and played against Brazil in the first full international at the new Wembley.
"If anyone had told me that would happen as I looked down at my wrecked leg at Anfield, I would not have believed them."
