The England international defender insists he and his team-mates will only get better after showing signs of cohesion under Louis van Gaal, and is hopeful of a surge up the table

Chris Smalling insists Manchester United can challenge at the top of the Premier League table after winning four games in a row.

Louis van Gaal’s side endured a difficult start to the 2014-15 season, but have beaten Crystal Palace, Arsenal, Hull and Stoke since their derby defeat to Manchester City on November 2.

The results have pushed United to fourth in the league – 11 points behind leaders Chelsea – and Smalling believes he and his team-mates can turn up the heat on their rivals in the coming weeks and mount an unlikely challenge for the title.

"It's a happy place at the minute," Smalling told reporters. "After the Arsenal game, the next target was six points out of these two games and we've done that.

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