Manchester United legend Gary Neville has leapt to the defence of Ravel Morrison, insisting it was challenges in his personal life that lead to his downfall, rather than a bad attitude.
The 27-year-old was regarded as one of the club's biggest talents by Sir Alex Ferguson when breaking through the youth system at Old Trafford.
However, Morrison lost his way in the game and has since had 11 different clubs and currently finds himself on loan at Middlesbrough from Sheffield United.
Morrison responded to comments from Wayne Rooney on Monday, who used him as an example that talent must be matched by hard work in order to make it at the top of the professional football games.
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