Chris Smalling admits he grew up idolising Arsenal.
Smalling is likely to be on the bench for the big game.
"I was a big Arsenal fan," he told theIndependent. "Yes, I certainly watched quite a few games at Highbury when I got the chance and I always kept a close eye on Tony Adams."
Smalling reveals Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger made a late move to trump United for him while still at Fulham.
"I think I already had a gut feeling that I wanted to go to United [when Wenger got in touch]," Smalling says. "Once I'd got to meet [Ferguson] and was able to speak to him face to face about his vision for me, I knew.
With a club like this there was only one thought. And in terms of some of the other players here: there's an English core and that was great. The idea of linking up with Rio [Ferdinand] really appealed."
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