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The Man United defender gives talkSPORT an exclusive reading in this spoof video
DISCLAIMER: This isn't really Chris Smalling's video diary - we've had a little fun editing footage taken from the 2012 Premier League Reading Stars campaign, to promote literacy.
The Man United man was reading from the kids' book 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' - a book, as far we know, that is not about David De Gea.