{{West Ham manager Sam Allardyce said Ravel Morrison has “sorted himself out”, describing his goal in a 3-0 win at Tottenham as “a bit of genius”.<\/p>\n
Morrison, 20, joined West Ham last year after off-field problems hindered his progress at Manchester United.}}<\/p>\n
Allardyce said: “Sir Alex Ferguson told me ‘I hope you sort him out because you will have a top-class player’.<\/p>\n
“I’m not sure I’ve sorted him out, he’s sorted himself out. He’s begun to enjoy his football which he loves so much.”<\/p>\n
The manager added: “He enjoys being with the lads and listens to what the experienced players say, and can do something that nobody else can do in our side and you saw that today.”<\/p>\n
Attacking midfielder Morrison was called into the England Under-21 squad for the first time earlier this week and he crowned his international selection with a fine solo goal, running from his own half to take on the Spurs defence and chip goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.<\/p>\n
It was his fourth goal in eight appearances this term, which Allardyce also thought was “goal of the season” so far, and it lifted his side out of the bottom three.<\/p>\n
The victory came after Allardyce decided not to name any recognised strikers in his side, with Morrison the furthest forward.<\/p>\n
Morrison joined Manchester United as a schoolboy but only made three first-team appearances before moving to the Hammers in January 2012, spending last season on loan at Birmingham.<\/p>\n
BBC Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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