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Youngsters set for top-flight loans
Manchester United, 17:05, July 22, 2010 ,
Manchester United want to send youngsters Danny Welbeck and Tom Cleverley out on loan to other Premier League clubs this season.
The duo both gained experience by spending time in the Championship last term with Preston and Watford respectively, but the United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is now keen for Welbeck and Cleverley to test themselves against top-flight opponents.
Welbeck, 19, set up the winner for Gabriel Obertan in the 1-0 tour victory against Philadelphia Union at Lincoln Financial Field, while Cleverley was on target in the defeat of Celtic in Toronto last Friday.
Ferguson revealed that striker Welbeck - who is interesting Sunderland - is going through a growth spurt. He said: "This is going to be a big season for Danny because for the last three years he has not had a consistent run of games. I sent him to Preston as you know last year. He got an injury almost right away. He only played five games and ended up having an operation on his knee.
"One of the things about Danny that may have caused the injury is that he is still growing. He has a weakness in his legs with the speed he is growing. He is about 6ft 2ins and a bit now. He has sprouted up in the last year and a half.
"So he needs consistent football. He needs to play all the time and that is one of the reasons we are considering sending him on loan again to a premier division team."