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Pogba & Lingard thriving at Man Utd but Morrison has no regrets at missing out

Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard have become talismanic figures at Manchester United, but fellow Old Trafford academy graduate Ravel Morrison has no regrets at having taken a different path.

Once considered by Sir Alex Ferguson to be “the best kid you will ever see”, a rather nomadic career has been experienced by a midfielder who was tipped for the very top.

Morrison was the star turn in the United side which lifted the 2011 FA Youth Cup, with the likes of Pogba and Lingard playing support roles.

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But while the latter have gone on become senior internationals, with a World Cup win among their enviable collection of honours, a former team-mate now finds himself at Swedish side Ostersunds.