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Man Utd midfielder Cleverley: Boo-boys have made me stronger

Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley says he'll be stronger for last season's struggles.

Cleverley admits he was hurt by the criticism but it has only made him more determined to prove his detractors wrong.

"It makes you develop a lot thicker skin," he told the Daily Mail. "You've just got to take it on the chin. It's football.

"Fans are passionate and they like to see their team win. And when their team isn't winning, they've got a right to look at the team. I will use it as a learning curve and not dwell on it as a negative.

"Yeah, I got a bit of stick. It does hurt when it comes from your own fans, I suppose it would anyone really. I definitely want to prove a few people wrong.

"But I'm not here to talk about David Moyes. We've got a clear way we are going to play under the new manager. We all believe in that, we are all following that and I think the main thing is we are playing as a team again.

"Under the new manager we are being told to think of things as a team but personally it has gone well. I definitely think I can fit into the way he plays. I don't think I have got to make much adaptation because he likes passers, movers, and people who understand the game."

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