Man Utd flop ‘upset’ over Rooney comments on his huge potential

Joe Williams
Ravel Morrison Sheff Utd Man Utd

Former Man Utd midfielder Ravel Morrison admits hearing Wayne Rooney’s comments that he was a “country mile” better than Paul Pogba has made him “a bit upset”.

Morrison has long been considered one of the most naturally talented players in Man Utd’s modern history, but made just three League Cup appearances before leaving the club in 2012.

The midfielder has floated around since, struggling to settle at West Ham, Lazio, Ostersund and now Sheffield United, whom he joined last summer and has played just one Premier League game.


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Rooney has said that Morrison had more potential than any young player at Man Utd at the time and the former prospect admits he sometimes reflects on what could have been.

“Obviously amazing comments,” Morrison told talkSPORT. “Especially for the player that he is, he’s probably one of the best to come out of England, so it’s high comments from a high player.

“It makes you a bit upset that I couldn’t have gone a bit further. I should have gone a bit further. I’m hoping still to go a bit further. But to the likes of Pogba and Jesse [Lingard]; I think both are great players. I think we had a great team, [born] around the 92s and 93s, that area of our year.

“I knew I had ability, but I didn’t realise and understand… obviously these are high players and I didn’t understand their thoughts at the time. I used to just go there and love playing football.”

Morrison added: “I wouldn’t say I struggled with pressure because I didn’t really feel pressure. Maybe some things in my life, when I was young, now I would sit there and not do things or go a different path and stuff like that.

“Going into Manchester United was a nice environment to go into every day, world-class players, just enjoyable. If I could go back through my life again there would be a lot of things I’d change.

“I grew up at United, I was there from the Under-9s. I’d skip training some days, and I would wake up and don’t know why I’d done it, but I’d skip it. And it’s hard to get me off the training field now.”

 

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