'Absolute joke' - Former teammate has say on ex-Manchester United youngster Ravel Morrison
29.04.2022 - 08:09
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Former West Ham United youngster Kieran Sadlier has said that ex-Manchester United prodigy Ravel Morrison is the most gifted player he has played with.
Morrison came through the youth team ranks at United and was tipped for big things at Old Trafford, but ended up departing the club in January 2012.
He moved on to the Hammers where he brushed shoulders with Sadlier, who was in the under-21s at the London side at the time.
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Sadlier, now at Bolton Wanderers after a January transfer move from Rotherham United, has spoken on his time training with Morrison while at West Ham and still sees the former United attacker around Manchester.
He admits, along with Joe Cole, Alex Song and Antonio Nocherino, that Morrison is the most technically gifted player he has played with in his career, citing the solo goal he scored against Spurs in 2013 as evidence of his talents.
Morrison has had 13 clubs in his career despite being only 29 and is currently at Wayne Rooney's Derby County, as Sadlier admitted he is unsure why the former United talent perhaps did not push on more in his career than he could have.
But he enthused about Morrison's capabilities on the pitch, on and off the ball.
He said: “The first player who comes to mind was Ravel Morrison, who I played with at West Ham. I still see him now around Manchester and he was in the Under-21s training with us down there.
“To be honest, he came to West Ham and he was an absolute joke with some of the stuff he could do – that goal he scored against Tottenham.
“You never know what stops people pushing on, it’s different for everyone, different decisions, different people affect