article_snippet: Bryan Robson has paid Manchester United's Chris Smalling a huge compliment by likening Bryan Robson recent performances to those of Paul McGrath and Gary Pallister.
article_snippet: Manchester United's Chris Smalling has impressed Bryan Robson in recent weeks .
article_snippet: Bryan Robson believes Manchester United's Chris Smalling's passing has been 'crisper' during Bryan Robson displays against Arsenal and Newcastle .
article_snippet: Manchester United's Chris Smalling commanding performance in last week's 3-0 victory over Tottenham caught Bryan Robson's eye and the former Manchester United's captain thinks that bodes well for Louis van Gaal ahead of Sunday's trip to Anfield.
article_snippet: Bryan Robson said: 'Manchester United's Chris Smalling is a good defender.
article_snippet: The end product was not good enough to suggest Louis van Gaal has a new Beckenbauer in Louis van Gaal squad just yet, but Bryan Robson was so impressed by Manchester United's Chris Smalling's confidence that Bryan Robson felt moved to liken the centre-back to two Manchester United's greats in Pallister and McGrath.
article_snippet: McGrath could do that and so could Pallister and McGrath,' Bryan Robson said when invited to liken Manchester United's Chris Smalling's display to a figure from the past. '
article_snippet: Manchester United's Chris Smalling seemed pleased to be compared to two defensive stalwarts of the Sir Alex Ferguson era.
article_snippet: Bryan Robson has compared Manchester United's Chris Smalling to former Manchester United defender McGrath .
article_snippet: Manchester United's Chris Smalling has also been compared with Pallister and McGrath (left, pictured with Peter Schmeichel in 1996) '
highlights_snippet: Bryan Robson has lavished praise on Manchester United's Chris Smalling .
  
highlights_snippet: Bryan Robson insists Manchester United's Chris Smalling has improved Bryan Robson passing range in recent weeks .