The Toffees tried to sign Cleverley out of the cluthes
of Premier League rivals Aston Villa, before Paul
Lambert was able to push through the deal for the
England international on a loan deal, with Martinez
believing that United's reluctance to loan Cleverley
to Goodison Park was down to his side's
impressive performances last season:
"Maybe they just didn't want to send a player on
loan to a club that is going to be challenging for
things and finished above them last season, I don't
know."
"You can look at the table from last season and we
finished fifth and they finished a bit lower, so from
that respect you can understand."
With United having started the season slowly and
still sitting near the bottom of the table and without
a win after three league games, it is not out of the
question that they will be direct rivals with Martinez
and Everton again this season, although Louis van
Gaal will hope that late window signings of Angel di
Maria, Daley Blind and Radamel Falcao will tip
things in his favour.
Martinez is known to be a big admirer of Cleverley,
having had him on loan during a successful spell
that the player spent at Wigan Athletic, and the
report suggests that he could be keen on a
permanent move for Cleverley at the end of the
season if his contract at United is not extended.
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