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Tom Cleverly's loan-move to Aston Villa was completed yesterday after the Premier League finally approved his transfer from Manchester United.

The 25-year-old signed has signed on loan with Villa having the option of making the move permanent after agreeing a fee, believed to be £8million.

Here we take a look at his stats from last season and what they suggest he could bring to Aston Villa this season.

89.6% Tom Cleverley's passing accuracy from last season

1 Cleverley has a somewhat impressive passing accuracy. From a total of 1,137 last season (in 22 games), his accuracy was 89.6%. Compare that to Ashley Westwood on 82.8% or Fabian Delph on 83.6%.

2 It would be easy to say they were two-yard passes in the middle of the park or in front of his own defence but the accuracy of his passes in the opposition half was 86.9%. Higher than Delph on 79.9% and Westwood on 78.1%.

Tackling Let's take a quick look at the tackling percentages

3 The tackling percentages also show Cleverley in a very good light as can be seen above. It shows another area in which Villa can really benefit from the quality of the England international.

4 Let's not just compare Cleverley with the Villa lads though, it was an under-performing Villa side last-season and percentages would ultimately be lower than they should be. How about about his performance compared to someone like Steven Gerrard?

It's clear to say that the much-maligned Cleverley has actually had a bit of a raw deal from the fans, his stats stand up to that of his peers and clearly he is a very canny addition to an increasingly impressive looking Aston Villa midfield.

Paul McGrath told Cleverley to build his career at Villa Park, certainly the Midlands club could be central to the re-birth of one of England's hottest midfield prospects.

Manchester United's loss could very much be Aston Villa's gain.