TOM CLEVERLEY'S eye for goal has persuaded Alex Ferguson to keep him at Old Trafford this season.
And that is bad news for Wigan and Newcastle who had both hoped to take the 20-year-old midfielder on loan.Cleverley hit 11 goals in 33 games on loan at Watford last term before being crowned their player of the year.
He followed that with several eye-catching displays on United's recent tour of America.
And Ferguson admits the prospect of Cleverley replacing Paul Scholes as their chief goalscorer from midfield played a huge part in deciding to let him fight for a first-team spot.
He said: "Tom's an exceptional young player in the sense of his ability to play in different positions.
"He is such a mobile boy who can play wide on either side and in central midfield.
"Also, which he has showed at Watford last year, he is a goalscorer.
"The days of expecting Scholes to score 15 goals a season have gone now.
"We have to look at that area of the team because we must get goals from midfield.
"Tom has got outstanding qualities as far as goalscoring is concerned, so he is going to stay."
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