Chris Smalling is happy to wait until the summer to begin negotiations over a new contract at Manchester United . Smalling 's current deal expires at the end of next season and he is keen to stay at Old Trafford . The England defender is enjoying life under Louis van Gaal , who has selected him in United 's last five games . Chris Smalling is happy to wait until summer to begin negotiations over a new Manchester United contract . The United centre back 's current deal expires at the end of the season but he is happy with the situation . Manchester United . Appearances : 22 . Goals : 3 . Bookings : 1 . Red cards : 1 . Clean sheets : 7 . England . Appearances : 2 . Goals : 0 . Bookings : 0 . Red cards : 0 . Clean sheets : 0 . And he does not see himself joining another club any time soon . 'Yes , I do , ' Smalling said when asked if he wanted to stay at United long term . ' I am enjoying it . I always have , and if I can contribute then I am happy to stay for as long as they want me . ' When asked if he was happy to wait until the end of the season to start negotiations , Smalling replied : 'Yeah , and finish as strong as we can . 'If I can contribute as much as I can then I will be very happy . ' I have not even really discussed it with anyone . 'It 's a case of the manager showing his faith in me and if I am playing I am happy and we have another eight games to finish as strong as we can . 'There are n't any negotiations ( under way ) that I am aware of . I do n't really take care of that . ' Smalling does not see himself joining another club any time soon and wants to stay at Old Trafford . Smalling is on England duty after helping United beat Liverpool at Anfield in the Barclays Premier League . Roy Hodgson 's contract runs to the end of Euro 2016 and Smalling would like to see the England manager stay on beyond that tournament . Hodgson signed Smalling for Fulham seven years ago and the defender is a big fan of the 67-year-old . 'Ever since I have worked with Roy , he has shown faith in all the players , especially the younger players , ' Smalling said . 'We have all enjoyed training with him and obviously he is focusing on until next summer . I would be very happy to work with him for a longer period . ' Smalling sees off the challenge of Liverpool defender Alberto Moreno in what was a crucial win for United . Smalling would like to see England manager Roy Hodgson stay on beyond the end of his current deal . Hodgson maintained his 100 per cent post-World Cup record on Friday when England beat Lithuania 4-0 at Wembley . The Three Lions will make it eight wins in a row if they beat Italy in Turin on Tuesday . Smalling thinks Hodgson has turned England into a fearsome team since their World Cup debacle . ' A lot of teams will be frightened and hopefully on Tuesday we will show that , ' he said . ' I think we are on the verge of something special . We are winning games . We are being ruthless and we are really together . ' Smalling gets into an argument with Liverpool 's Mario Balotelli at Anfield last weekend .
Chris Smalling 's Liverpool contract expires at end of the season . But the England defender is happy to wait until then to negotiate new deal . Smalling still sees his long-term future at the Old Trafford club . Former Fulham man also hopes Roy Hodgson stays on beyond Euro 2016 .