35. Tom Cleverley

Tom Cleverley is a versatile midfielder who has progressed through the ranks at Old Trafford.

The teenager can play in defence as well as across the middle and proved a real asset to the Reserves during the 2007/08 season after graduating from the Under-18s.

The Basingstoke-born midfielder was a regular for the Reds' second-string last term, and his impressive displays earned him plaudits from coaches Brian McClair and Jim Ryan. Although not a regular goalscorer, Tom did bag a fine brace in the Reserves' victory at Bolton in January 2008. His professionalism and a string of fine

displays saw him temporarily named Reserves captain in the absence of injured skipper Sam Hewson.

In recognition of his achievements, Cleverley was one of three players nominated for the prestigious Denzil Haroun Reserve Player of the Year award, alongside fellow midfielder Hewson and defender Richard Eckersley.

Following a late call-up to join the squad in South Africa during the 2008 pre-season campaign, Cleverley marked his non-competitive debut with a goal as United claimed victory in the Vodacom Challenge final. Just a few weeks later, he was handed the No.35 shirt in the senior squad.

The midfielder was named on the bench for United's League Cup matches against Middlesbrough and Queens Park Rangers at the start of the 2008/09 season, before joining League One outfit Leicester City on loan in January 2009 until the end of the season.

Cleverley made his debut for the Foxes at Yeovil the same month, and scored his first goal for them in a 4-1 win at Walsall in February.

But his spell at the Walkers Stadium was cut short in March, when he dislocated a shoulder against Colchester and was forced to return to United.