Jose Mourinho's men face Juventus in the Champions League on Wednesday before the Manchester derby on Sunday afternoon
And Smalling insists Manchester United will be ready to face Ronaldo and City this week
He said: "We know we're going into a very tough week now but we can come out with some good results and it can be seen as a good month, considering it was probably one of our toughest months, especially a tough month now and potentially after the international break
"We need to take the second half performance that we had against them at home and we need to do that from the off and we'll give them a good game and get chances
" Juventus outclassed United at Old Trafford two weeks ago and have won all but won of their 14 games in all competitions this season, drawing the other
United came from behind to beat Bournemouth on Saturday but have still kept only one clean sheet and conceded 18 goals after 11 Premier League games this season
Their defensive instability contrasts sharply with this stage last season when they had posted eight clean sheets and had shipped just five goals
Smalling admits his seventh-placed side are under huge pressure to close the gap on the Premier League leaders
Defeat at Juventus could see them slip to third in their Champions League group behind Valencia
Smalling said: "It is not easy. It is tough. Obviously the league is more competitive than ever, especially since when I joined
"I think more teams are causing upsets and more teams are challenging and with that there comes more pressure
"It is tough as players but we obviously love playing the game and playing for the club
" Asked whether United's lowly position in the table increases the scrutiny, Smalling went on: "It does I think
"The start of our season has put us in that position and we as players have to stand tall and the spotlight will be on us because we are supposed to be in the top four and we are not right now
We are doing everything we can to get there." United will be hoping neither Juventus nor City - who have scored in all but on of their 14 domestic games this season - do no draw first blood yet again
Smalling went on: "I think we have been known for shutting up shop and not conceding many goals so this season has been very unusual to what I have experienced
"We need to work on that because normally we don't concede many and we win the game
It starts at the back and as a a team collectively and we will be working on it every day
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