He's exactly the opposite of Cleverley though. Cleverley was fairly good at keeping the ball, always going sideways, backwards and rarely forwards. He was like a 2nd division Spanish player, could keep the ball and move it about but unable to create anything. And defensively he didn't do a lot either.
Maddison isn't someone who plays that style of possession, he's more like a Fabregas than a Xavi, who will try to turn his receiving the ball into a counter attack or chance for a player, or will dribble past players to win a freekick and then put it in the back of the net.
Other than being English CMs there arent many similarities with Cleverley and Maddison. Maddison is lots of end product, Cleverley is just keeping the ball a bit.