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Smalling: Utd form must improve
- Updated: September 16, 2016
Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has described the prospect of a third straight defeat as “unacceptable.”
United enjoyed a flying start to the campaign under Jose Mourinho, as they won the Community Shield and their first three Premier League matches.
That positive run came to an end with the 2-1 home defeat to rivals Manchester City on Saturday, followed by a 1-0 loss away to Feyenoord in the Europa League on Thursday night.
Smalling, who captained the side in the Netherlands in the absence of Wayne Rooney, said United were short of their “usual standards and refused to countenance the possibility of a further defeat when they return to Premier League action at Watford on Sunday.
“I think …
