Tom Cleverley rejoined the Hornets from Everton in 2017, having previously spent time on lend at Vicarage Road from Manchester United .
A lot has happened since Tom Cleverley ‘s initial Player of the Season award-winning year with the Hornets in 2009/10 .
Having gained forwarding from League One with Leicester City the previous season, Cleverley ‘s 35 appearances in Watford yellow yielded 11 goals and five assists, with the 19-year-old confirm to Sir Alex Ferguson his likely as a first-team view at Manchester United .
A far successful loanword spell the following campaign, this time in the Premier League with Wigan Athletic, gave Cleverley the platform to begin his career at Old Trafford in earnest.

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His return to United in 2011/12 coincided with the initial retirement of Paul Scholes, and Cleverley was tasked with the near-impossible feat of replacing the Red Devils ’ legendary number 18 ( Scholes was persuaded to return to United late that season ) .
Debuting against rivals Manchester City in the Community Shield in 2011, Cleverley went on to make 79 appearances in Manchester, netting five times .
His time at the club included 2012/13 Premier League glory, the death of Sir Alex ’ s 13 League titles with United before retirement .
It was during this time that England took notice of Cleverley ’ south progress, and in August 2012 he made his wide introduction for the Three Lions in a 2-1 friendly succeed over Italy. He has gone on to earn 13 caps, the last come in 2013, and besides represented Team GB at the London Olympics in 2012 .
domestically, it was possibly at this point that Cleverley ’ south impact at United began to wane, and after 22 appearances under David Moyes in 2013/2014, he made a loanword be active to Aston Villa to secure regular football .
It was a fruitful spell. thirty-seven appearances and three goals in all competitions during 2014/15, including a run to the FA Cup final examination, sparked a tug-of-war between Villa and Everton which culminated in Cleverley signing a five-year deal at Goodison Park in July 2015.

He made his Toffees bow against the Hornets on the open day of 2015/16, and despite a revert of two goals and six assists in all competitions, the England valet finally found playing time intemperate to come by .
Ten appearances before Christmas prompted the 27-year-old to look elsewhere, and Watford were promptly to add the technically gifted midfielder to their ranks on loan for the end of 2016/17 .
The Hornets got their man on a permanent footing in March 2017, Cleverley putting pen to newspaper on a five-year deal at Vicarage Road .
The indefatigable midfielder had a moment to remember as he lashed home a late winner against Arsenal during an impressive 2017/18 political campaign for the Englishman, up until wound ruled him out from February onwards .
He played 17 times in 2018/19 after Achilles operation ruled him out for a big separate of the season. promote injury troubles limited Cleverley to 19 appearances durring 2019/20 as Watford were relegated from the Premier League.

By this point Cleverley felt securely at home in Hertfordshire, referring to Watford as ‘my club ‘ in interviews, and was determined to drag the team back to the top flight .
This commitment was proved true by his heart-whole displays, frequently leading with the captain ‘s armband, throughout 2020/21 as Watford immediately bounced back, Cleverley himself netting four goals and creating two assists .
A particularly impressive display in a vital 1-0 winnings at Norwich City won Cleverley the Individual Performance of the Season prize in 2021 .