Chris Smalling: Manchester United deserved more from Leicester game

Claudio Ranieri’s side, who will win the title if Tottenham fail to beat Chelsea on Monday night, fought back after conceding an early goal to Anthony Martial.

Wes Morgan scored a header from a free-kick in the 17th minute after losing his marker, Marcos Rojo.

United remain four points behind rivals Manchester City, who are in fourth place and occupying the final Champions League place, with just three games of their season remaining.

Smalling told MUTV: "I thought we deserved more from the game and we all came back into the dressing room feeling disappointed. We created far more chances than them in the first half and controlled the game for long periods as well, but to concede from one set-play is disappointing.

"They're a very physical side especially when they bring forward the likes of [Robert] Huth, Morgan and [Leonardo] Ulloa. They had a great threat from set-plays and you could see that they could get goals from there.

"We knew how important a win would have been, so it's a big blow for us and means that we're relying on results from others more than we were before the game.

"We'll see what those other results bring, but it's a blow for our hopes. If we don't win our own games, then we're not giving ourselves a chance but we'll be aiming to take our first-half performance into the game next week [against Norwich]."

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