Chris Smalling Welcomes Arrival in United's Phil Jones

Chris Smalling saw himself and Phil Jones will be the backbone line behind Manchester United and England for a long time.

Jones finally officially moved to Old Trafford yesterday with a price of 16.6 million pounds from Blackburn Rovers and immediately welcomed by Smalling. Fellow defender has become one of the few first person who gave congratulations on the move. The couple is currently in Denmark with England Under-21 squad that is facing the European Cup. They look pretty good and convincing as a focus for Stuart Pearce's team defense is when facing the Spanish and managed to steal a 1-1 draw from this tournament favorite team.

Smalling, who joined from Fulham with the label 10 Million Pounds a year ago, now believes the pair will become more sophisticated and understand each other better for club and country. He said in The Sun, "Phil and I have been playing together in the final two games of the group and also when the play-offs to face Romania."

"I was in the squad before he came, but since he signed, he did everything very well."

"We are now preparing our defense since the beginning of the game and he can play very well."

"I think we have not lost any competitive matches while playing together for the U-21. If we get some clean sheets again in the future, then we can continue moving in this tournament. "

"The fact that Phil and I will play for the same team. I really enjoy playing with him for England and hopefully we can do better again in the United Kingdom and United. "

"He is a great player. Sometimes it's hard to believe she was aged 19 years. "

"Hopefully this means we can play together for a long time in the future!"