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Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley has admitted he is looking forward to getting minutes under his belt with Great Britain's Olympics squad.
He has conceded he needs game time ahead of next season after last season's injury-plagued campaign.
Cleverley told the Manchester Evening News: "The manager (Sir Alex Ferguson) was happy for me that I was shortlisted and had no problems about me being in the Olympics if chosen.
“I will miss United’s pre-season tour and, ideally, I would have liked to do both. But after my injury spell out last season, Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick were doing so well I didn’t get much game time.
“So I need minutes on the pitch and I feel that playing in high-stake competitive matches like I’ll get at the Olympics is right for me.
“I am very excited about it and I just want to have a good tournament. It’s a fantastic opportunity and a great boost.”
