Cleverley opens up on his United struggles

The Watford midfielder rose through the Academy ranks and helped Sir Alex Ferguson's team win the Premier League title in 2012/13 but does reflect with a lot of regret on his days with the Reds, and feels there were various factors behind his failure to kick on after pinning down a place with United and England, winning 13 caps for his country.

He reveals almost a sense of jealousy when it came down to comparing himself to contenders for his place, such as Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick, and confesses to wanting to be more carefully treated when his confidence was at a low ebb, at a time when social media criticism was starting to become an issue within the game.

"It’s a bit of a weird…