Daily Mirror

RAVEL MORRISON’S MISDEMEANO­URS

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Wayne is,” the former England Under-21 internatio­nal told talkSPORT. “It’s high comments from a high player.

“It makes you a bit upset because I could have gone a bit further. I’m hoping still to go further. “With the likes of Pogba and Jesse, I think they are both great players and I think we had a great team around our years.” Morrison’s attitude has been repeatedly questioned and Sam Allardyce, who managed him at West Ham, claimed he was “the biggest waste of talent” he had ever worked with.

“I wouldn’t say I struggled with pressure,” said Morrison. “I didn’t really feel pressure.

“There were maybe some things in my life when I was young that I would look at now and definitely would not do or go down a different path.

“But in terms of pressure, no. Obviously going to Manchester United, in that environmen­t with world-class players, it was enjoyable.”

Morrison feels his reputation has been unfairly tarnished because he had a number of run-ins with the law when he was younger.

He claims he is a reformed character and just wants a run of games to prove himself.

“That was like 10 years ago now, but it’s always going to stick around

Was given a 12-month referral order in 2011 and made to pay £1,445 in costs and compensati­on after admitting two counts of witness intimidati­on.

Was fined £7,000 in 2012 and warned about his future behaviour by the FA for making a homophobic insult to a critic on Twitter.

Was charged in July 2014 with two counts of common assault against his former girlfriend and her mother. He allegedly threatened to throw acid in her face and have her killed. He spent three days in custody before he was cleared of all charges in January 2015. me,” he said. “It’s just something I have to live with. They are my own mistakes.

“I have to hold my hands up and get on with it. I would prefer not to, as it was happening when I was 17, 16 and now I’m 27, but it’s just one of those things.

“I’ve not shown my best ability yet. I showed some of what I can do at West Ham and QPR in the second half of the season when they got promoted.

“Other than that, I’ve not really had a run of games for seasons.”

Sam Allardyce claimed he was ‘the biggest waste of talent’ he had ever worked with

 ??  ?? Avoided prison when he was convicted of criminal assault and fined £700 for throwing his girlfriend’s mobile phone out of her bedroom window during a row.
Morrison has never managed to kickstart his career at any of his 10 clubs
Avoided prison when he was convicted of criminal assault and fined £700 for throwing his girlfriend’s mobile phone out of her bedroom window during a row. Morrison has never managed to kickstart his career at any of his 10 clubs

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