Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley was happy to be back in action for the Carling Cup win at Aldershot.

It was his first appearance since suffering an ankle injury against Bolton Wanderers earlier this season.

Cleverley knows fans feel United have missed his energy and he told manutd.com: "It's always nice to hear, but there's a bit of pressure [on everyone] anyway because last weekend's game was a bad result. At the start of the season, the whole team was very fluent and we were playing fantastic football. The games have been harder in recent weeks and it's very flattering to hear fans say they've missed me.

"Things went a little better than I expected at the start of the season and then I was disappointed to get injured, but I'm buzzing to be back now and hopefully we can get back to winning ways on Saturday."