Chris Smalling grabs long-term deal with Manchester United worth in the region of £80,000 a week keeping the England defender at Old Trafford until 2019

Manchester United has extended Chris Smallings contract until 2019 and it is believed the England defender will receive £80,000 a week.

The 25-year-old England centre-back had been linked with a move to Arsenal after struggling to hold down a first-team place at United and being branded ‘stupid’ by manager Louis van Gaal for his sending-off in the Manchester derby at the Etihad earlier this season.