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Smalling's dressing-room neighbours

Chris Smalling reveals who sits near him in the Aon Training Complex dressing room... Per ManchesterUnited Uncovered I sit in the right-hand corner next to Jonny Evans. Ben Amos used to be next to me, but he moved because he kept leaving his wet gloves on the side - we pushed him over to the goalkeeper corner! I was also next to Danny Welbeck, but his place has been taken by Jesse Lingard, and Tyler Blackett is next to him – it’s quite a young corner, but it’s also a fun corner to be in. Daley Blind is next to Tyler and Michael Carrick is next to him, so it’s a good corner and a tidy one too! Ashley Young and Wayne Rooney tend to be pretty loud in their corner, but ours probably rivals theirs. You get to know people better when you sit next to them every day, and I think that goes for the whole dressing room - everyone gets on well. We’ve had quite a few new players and youth players coming through and it’s been easy for everyone to gel together. The dressing

Exclusive: Valdes' signing delight

Victor Valdes spoke to MUTV 's Stewart Gardner immediately after signing for Manchester United. Here's a transcript of the interview which was first shown in full as part of the channel's Thursday Focus programme... Per ManchesterUnited Uncovered How does it feel to be a Manchester United player? For me it is a pleasure to sign for Man United. It has been a hard recovery time from my injury and the first thing I want to say is thank you to Louis van Gaal for letting me work again with him and his team. This change is very important for me because my injury was very, very hard. United and everybody around United saved me and they looked after me, so I am very grateful for everybody around the world and for the manager for giving me the chance to be a United player. What are your early impressions of the club and the squad? The first day when I came here to the Aon Training Complex, I saw the big red letters of Manchester United. For me, it is like a

Lukas Podolski: Arsène Wenger showed lack of respect to me at Arsenal

- ‘He [Wenger] said nothing to me. He did not call me or say goodbye’ - Szczesny’s dad: blame Arsenal issues on ‘rhinoceros’ Mertesacker - Paolo Bandini: Inter’s Icardi makes headlines as hero and villain Lukas Podolski has accused Arsène Wenger of a lack of respect following the striker’s departure from Arsenal during the January transfer window. Podolski, who joined the club for £11m from Cologne in 2012 but who has now left on loan for Internazionale, said that the Arsenal manger did not get in contract or say goodbye to the departing striker. Speaking to the Sun, Podolski said: “He [Wenger] said nothing to me. He did not call me or say goodbye. I don’t need flowers or a kiss from him. But it is about respect, about saying goodbye. For me respect is important. Maybe he had other problems with me.” The German World Cup winner, who revealed that he had offers from other clubs but opted for Roberto Mancini’s side following advice from Ronaldo, said that Wenger had told him be