United temporarily last summer and has impressed in Serie A, playing a total of 28 times in all competitions. Smalling joined the Italian club in the same window as former United midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and Pertrachi has made no secret of his desire to bring keep both players at the club in the long term. "The numbers don't lie, they have been two successful loans,” Pertrachi told Sky Sports in Italy. “We, unfortunately, lost Mkhitaryan for a physical problem for a little bit, but he's very comfortable here just like Smalling.
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