Ravel Morrison says it was 'amazing' and 'upsetting' to read Wayne Rooney's comments about his time at Manchester United. In his column for The Sunday Times, Rooney said: "I saw Paul Pogba come through, Jesse Lingard, all these players and Ravel was better than any of them by a country mile." Morrison, 27, won the FA Youth Cup with Pogba and Lingard in 2011 but was sold to West Ham United eight months later.
Rio Ferdinand and Gary Neville, both aware of Morrison's rare potential and off-the-field issues, offered to take him in before he joined West Ham in January 2012.
Ferdinand said last month Morrison 'could have become a £100million player' before Rooney's glowing remarks. The former United captain said Morrison, now on loan at
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