After Ravel Morrison’s stunning solo effort for West Ham against Tottenham last weekend during their unlikely 3-0 win, we take a close look as to what the 20-year-old midfielder is all about. Here are 10 things you may not know about the Hammer.
1) Born in Manchester, Morrison joined the youth ranks at Manchester United in 2009.
2) He spent three years at the club before he headed south to sign for West Ham in 2012.
3) He joined Birmingham City on loan for the 2012/13 season and impressed with three goals in his 27 appearances.
4) He has now played nine games for the Hammers in all competitions and has scored four goals.
5) Morrison has represented England from U16 level to U18 level, playing four games and scoring once.
6) The 20-year-old is also able to represent Jamaica at international level.
7) Morrison admitted two counts of witness intimidation in 2011 and received a 12-month referral order and was forced to pay £1445 in costs.
8) He was also convicted of criminal damage after throwing his girlfriend’s phone from a window.
9) In 2012 he was fined £7000 after admitting using offensive language on Twitter.
10) Morrison has scored two, created six chances and completed 79% of his passes this season in the Premier League.