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Wembley nous can help Manchester United in EFL Cup final - Smalling

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling believes the squad's experience of playing at Wembley means they can approach Sunday's EFL Cup final in a more relaxed mood than opponents Southampton.

The match will be Southampton's first at Wembley since the 1979 League Cup final against Nottingham Forest, with their 2003 FA Cup final appearance coming at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.

United won at Wembley in the FA Cup semifinals and final last season, and beat Leicester City in the Community Shield at the stadium in the summer.

And England international Smalling told reporters: "I think we can go there with a lot of confidence.

"I think quite a few of us have played a number of games there and maybe some of their players haven't, so hopefully we can take that edge on Sunday and it can work in our favour.

"To be able to go back to Wembley so soon, and hopefully pick up our first silverware of the season, sets us up for the last big two or three months of the season."

Smalling said United's players were not worried by the prospect of a hectic finale to the season, with the club still in the FA Cup and the Europa League.

"People talk about the number of games, but I think when you're winning games it doesn't matter how many you've got. We'll be relishing Sunday."