He scored similar goals at United. Others at Old Trafford insist that if Morrison was 10 per cent less talented, his behaviour would have seen him thrown out of football by the time he hit 16. So how come the Frenchman is now worth £90m, while his ex-teammate's in the Championship? He’s the best kid, better than you Wayne when you were a kid, better than Rio, better than Ryan Giggs when he was a kid. Ollie is ruthless though - if he puts faith in you and you don't do it, then it's a case of see you later. Ferguson told then Hammers boss Sam Allardyce: “[He is] a brilliant footballer. Daniel Taylor. “We found him a joy to work with,” Webb says. But I just believe he’s some talent, you know. But I haven’t had a problem with him off the field. His exploits for West Ham also saw him called up to the England U21 side. He was fast and had a quick football brain – everything a big star should have.”, Paul McGuinness worked extensively with Morrison when he was the youth coach at United, a position that he held for 23 years until 2016. When he signed for Sheffield United on Wednesday, the wave of enthusiasm for his Premier League return from fans as well as the players of his generation, was hard to ignore. United felt they’d done as much as they could and given him chance after chance. Roy Hodgson agreed. Ferdinand would later have to publicly exonerate Morrison from claims that the youngster had stolen items from his team-mate in the United dressing room, but Ferguson was nonetheless becoming tired of his star product hanging around with the wrong type of people away from the field and, in January 2012, the manager sanctioned his sale to West Ham after only three League Cup substitute appearances at first-team level. But out of nowhere came a loan move to QPR amid a contract wrangle and he would also be borrowed by Birmingham and Cardiff. Our. Almost 150 inmates currently locked up for 24-hours-a-day because of Covid-19, The mother of one prisoner has spoken of her concern, More than 1,000 people in Oldham 'missed by Covid-19 contact tracers', It means many people could be unknowingly spreading the virus in the borough, Barber shop closed down by council after 'repeatedly flouting' coronavirus rules, Hashims and Co Barbers in Oldham will have to stay shut until at least October 26, These are the latest coronavirus infection rates for every borough in Greater Manchester, Cases are now going down in three boroughs - but as a whole cases are up by around 3pc week-on-week, 'Plain, boring' Travelodge in Manchester city centre would destroy 'beautiful' Victorian warehouses, objectors say, The hotel would replace two 'beautiful' vacant Victorian warehouses if planning permission is granted. "Considering the way his career has gone, his desire to be a professional footballer has every right to be questioned.". They had supported him even after he was convicted of intimidating a witness to a knifepoint robbery, for which he’d escaped with a 12-month referral order and was instructed to cough up £2,000 in compensation. There were other scrapes with the law including domestic disturbances involving his girlfriend, and the threat of him serving time seemed to forever hang over his burgeoning career. Morrison’s transfer fee was £650,000, rising to £2.5 million pending appearances of £25,000 per game. But the move didn't go smoothly with reports emerging that Birmingham manager Lee Clark wanted to send him back to his parent club after losing patience with his attitude and alleged lack of commitment. Ravel Morrison had the potential to be something special but his career really has not gone to plan. The legend of Ravel Morrison appears as strong as ever, which is to say that almost nine years since he made his professional debut for Manchester United … Pogba became one of the most sought-after players in world football. He had fared well in west London during a 2014 loan, scoring six goals in 17 games. "It's a shame as we all know what he can do. He was an unbelievable talent, a Paul Gascoigne-type who could beat men and score some incredible goals.