TOM CLEVERLEY stepped into the firing line at Watford admitting his reign as manager may be temporary, but promising to "attack it head-on".
The former England midfielder was the Hornets' surprise choice as interim boss when Valerien Ismael was sacked at the weekend.
He goes in at the deep end - with a critical game at Championship fellow strugglers Birmingham - as Watford's 12th head coach since 2019 after impressing the hierarchy with his work directing the Under-18s.
Fans took Cleverley (right) to their hearts when he scored on his debut as a 20-year-old on loan from Manchester United in 2009, and the love affair has remained mutual.
The Hornets could not afford United's £300,000 loan fee, but Sir Alex Ferguson told them to "give us what you can now and worry about the rest later".
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