Manchester United trio Luke Shaw, Phil Jones and Chris Smalling are all competing in a fantasy football league with their teams filled with rival players.

Jones is currently leading the way after two Premier League matches ahead of his fellow United defenders with 146 points.

The centre back has selected three City players - Sergio Aguero, Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker - and three Liverpool players - Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane.

Phil Jones' (centre) has not included any Manchester United players in his fantasy team

Shaw's team is 19 points behind Shaw's with 127 so far with a side that includes two of Jose Mourinho's current squad.

The 23-year-old has selected the fewest Manchester City and Liverpool players with just three between them and is the only of the trio to pick more than one of his team-mates, choosing both Paul Pogba and David De Gea.

Jones' centre-back partner Smalling meanwhile is behind both with 121 points and has selected Liverpool's Robertson, Mane and Roberto Firmino and City duo Benjamin Mendy and Bernardo Silva.

Smalling's fantasy team is named 'Kroos Control' - presumably after Real Madrid's German midfielder who has been linked with a move to United.

Luke Shaw's team features the least Manchester City and Liverpool players of the trio

In total across the three teams from Smalling, Shaw and Jones there are 15 Liverpool/City players selected and just three United players.

Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha is a popular choice with all three United stars selecting the forward for their fantasy sides.

Shaw had a masterstroke by selecting Palace's Aaron Wan-Bissaka in defence - the youngster scored and assisted during the Eagles' 2-0 victory over Fulham on the opening day.

Chris Smalling is trailing after collecting just 24 points from the second week of games

The left back is the only one of the trio to feature in United's Premier League campaign so far having played the full 90 minutes in both their games.

Shaw scored his first senior career goal in the opener against Leicester but United fell to a disappointing defeat away at Brighton on Sunday.

Tensions boiled over following the 3-2 loss on the south coast with Pogba admitting he and his side had under-performed and Mourinho hitting out at a line of questioning taken by a reporter after the match.