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Tom Cleverley "proud" of England debut

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Tom Cleverley opens up about making his England debut in tonight's friendly in Italy.

Tom Cleverley has opened up about making his England debut in tonight's friendly in Italy.

The Manchester United star described representing his country as a "proud moment" and expressed his desire to earn more caps.

He said: "It was a proud moment, a big occasion any footballer's life. I managed to get on the ball at times, they made it hard for me.

"There were some hard tackles, [Daniele] De Rossi is a very good player. Hopefully I have impressed the manager and can be called up again."

Cleverley was singled out for praise by England manager Roy Hodgson in the wake of the 2-1 victory, which came about after Phil Jagielka and Jermain Defoe found the net.

Italy's goal came courtesy of an early De Rossi header.

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