Ex-Man Utd ace Cleverley reveals which manager was ‘best coach and best tactically’… and it WASN’T Sir Alex Ferguson

FORMER Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley revealed the 1 manager helium thinks was amended than the legendary Sir Alex Ferguson from a "tactical" and "coaching" perspective.

Cleverley, 35, climbed done the ranks astatine United aft an eight-year stint successful the academy and received his archetypal elder call-up nether Ferguson successful 2008.

The ex-England planetary spent conscionable implicit 2 years playing for Sir Alex and won the Premier League successful 2013, conscionable earlier the Scottish large rolled credits connected his glittering 27-year stint astatine Old Trafford.

After 5 goals and 7 assists successful 79 appearances, the midfielder near the Red Devils successful 2015 for Everton, who loaned him retired to Watford 2 years aboriginal wherever helium swiftly made a imperishable move.

That was wherever Cleverley claims helium met the "best coach" successful his full 15-year playing career.

And that was nary different than Marco Silva, adjacent though helium was successful complaint of the Hornets for conscionable a twelvemonth until his abrupt departure successful 2018.

The ex-United ace claims Silva was susceptible of mounting up a squad truthful that “every determination made specified consciousness to america arsenic players”.

Cleverley told The Telegraph erstwhile asked astir Silva: “The champion tactically and the champion coach.

“I went retired each crippled knowing precisely what helium wanted from me. He was wide and thorough with his message.”

Cleverley, who retired successful 2023, is present pursuing successful Silva's footsteps arsenic helium took implicit arsenic Watford manager successful April aft an awesome period serving arsenic interim boss.

And the rookie caput coach, who has gone 13 location games unbeaten, met the Portuguese tactician, who present manages Fulham, successful a pre-season affable astatine Motspur Park successful July.

The Cottagers picked up a comfy 6-1 triumph implicit the Hornets and Cleverley admits: "We got a bully serving."

The 2 managers could conscionable again adjacent play arsenic Watford are presently sixth successful the Championship array acknowledgment to their awesome young boss.