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Chris Smalling and his girlfriend walk their dogs as Manchester United star relaxes before Premier League season

Chris Smalling and his girlfriend Sam Cooke walked their dogs around Hale, Cheshire as the defender relaxed ahead of the new season.

The happy couple could be seen outside Italian restaurant Piccolino with their dogs Ruben and Miley on Monday afternoon.

Smalling proposed to Cooke after he returned from a holiday in Bali, where he suffered from a terrible case of food poisoning.

Chris Smalling and his fiance Sam Cooke walk their dogs around Hale Village on Monday
Chris Smalling and his fiance Sam Cooke walk their dogs around Hale Village on Monday
Smalling asked Cooke to marry him in July after he suffered a bout of food poisoning
Smalling asked Cooke to marry him in July after he suffered a bout of food poisoning
Smalling speaks on the phone while holding the leash of his white and black dog
The central defender smiles at the conversation he is having

Centre-back Smalling speaks on the phone while holding the leash of his white and black dog

Piccolino is a chain of up-market Italian restaurants that can be found throughout the United Kingdom.