Marcus Rashford’s stunning effort proved to be the difference between the two sides at the Etihad.
Louis van Gaal’s men moved to within a point of their arch-rivals and kept alive their hopes of a top-four finish.
And Smalling has cited dedication as they key ingredient in the win.
“We dug in and got the result we needed,” Smalling told the club’s official website.
“I think everyone put their bodies on the line; they had a lot of corners and there were a lot of last-ditch tackles. I think you could see that the players were really working for the cause.
“I think we controlled the game for large parts and the first-half performance was very good as well.
“They didn’t have many clear-cut chances, there was [Sergio] Aguero’s right at the end, but other than that I think we controlled it very well.
“We made them play in front of us and they couldn’t come up with the answers."
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