We may never know how good Ravel Morrison could have been, but we already know how bad he is.
Morrison, 18, has played three games for Manchester United, yet the winger is so highly rated at Old Trafford that they believe he could be another Paul Scholes. As he made his way through the academy system, where he mesmerized the youth coaches, it was quickly obvious Morrison was a star in the making.
But despite his tender years — probably the only aspect of Morrison that tender can be used to describe — in 2011 he pleaded guilty to two counts of witness intimidation and was placed on a referral order that expires this month. He has a police caution for assaulting his mother. It is alleged, among other things, he has failed to turn up for training on occasion.