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Published 20:48 26 Sept 2016 BST
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"He stressed how there is 70-odd thousand people in the stands who want to be in our shoes and in his shoes. It's a case of realising how lucky we are and how we should go out there and enjoy it. You can see that everyone did enjoy it and the message clearly did get across."
Smalling, who scored United's opening goal against Leicester, also offered a defence of the club's captain, who was dropped to the bench for the game.
According to the defender, Rooney was "the most vocal in the dressing room" ahead of the game against the Foxes.
"He is our captain, he is one of our main players and there is no doubt that he has got a big part to play," Smalling told United's official website.
"He is often the most vocal in the dressing room and he was the same today. Regardless of the situation, whether he is on the bench or playing, he is always the same character and that is why he is England's main man and our main man. "I think he is a very experienced guy and he has played that many games it is only a matter of time before he is back in there and firing again because he is quality."

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