Exactly, Cleverley should improve defensively. Carrick is the only CM in our ranks with very good positioning sense and no wonder with him back we are not conceding more shots on target. Early season when we missed him we used to concede around 20 shots on target per game, now it has reduced drastically.
Defensively he was always solid, but this season he is more confident on the ball. One of the reason why ManUtd fans are not scapegoating him anymore.
The start that he got was so impressive that people are forgetting he has played hardly 10 games for UTD! Give him his chance and he'll improve! He looks like a player with great temperament and SAF believes in him they I don't care what anybody says!