Chris Smalling has hit out at Manchester United for the way his prolonged Old Trafford exit was handled, insisting the club placed him in a 's*** situation.'
The 30-year-old defender was left with a bitter taste in his mouth after leaving United, feeling the club had offered him little clarity regarding his future despite a decade of service.
Following the completion of his successful loan spell with Roma, Smalling was only told after the closure of the Premier League transfer window that he did not feature in United's plans, leaving little time to sort out his next move.