Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney says one of the club's biggest flops Ravel Morrison was 'miles' better than star midfielder Paul Pogba.
Morrison was considered as one of the club's greatest prospects in modern history and in 2018, former captain Rio Ferdinand claimed he was technically superior to Pogba and Rooney.
However, he made just three appearances for the Red Devils in the EFL Cup before Sir Alex Ferguson ran out of patience with the playmaker in 2012.
Now at the age of 27, Ferguson's decision has clearly been vindicated with the England youth international failing to make over 30 appearances for a senior club - after stints at West Ham, QPR, Lazio, Atlas, Ostersund and Sheffield United.
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And now Rooney has come out to reiterate Ferndinand's views by suggesting Morrison was way ahead of his peers in that famous youth team.
"I remember watching Ravel Morrison thinking he had everything required for a player in his position," Rooney wrote in his Times column.
"He was brilliant. He was confident. He nutmegged Nemanja Vidic three times in the space of a minute in one training game. But he struggled with lifestyle and his environment which was sad for him.
"I saw Paul Pogba come through, Jesse Lingard, all these players and Ravel was better than any of them by a country mile.
"He's proof that you can't escape the fact there are guidelines every player has to obey in professional football. Some players live right on the edge of them but stick just inside and still succeed."
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The United club-record goalscorer went on to make a comparison to former captain Gary Neville, who won seven Premier League titles under Sir Alex Ferguson.
"Then you think how far you can go by being ultra-professional. Gary Neville, for instance. Gary's not a great football player but he worked in every minute of every training session and made the most of everything he had. He had a fantastic career through hard work. Full respect.
"Sir Alex Ferguson used to say the hardest thing in life is to work hard every day. Forget all your ability, strip everything back: if you can work hard every day, in whatever job you do you'll be successful."