Adam Morgan fell out of love with the game after his 'very difficult' exit from Liverpool, but insists he has no regrets. 

He admits that he only started to get over it recently, and now looks at the situation from a positive angle.

"It took me a long time to get over, only probably within the last couple of years, I have finally let it go," he told VAVEL. 

He is honest and has no qualms admitting he was not at the level required to play regularly for the Reds.

"I weren't good enough to play every week for Liverpool, absolutely no doubt about that." 

Asked whether he would do anything differently if he could go back in time, he gave a thoughtful response.

"My attitude towards the game and the way I applied myself during training, then no." 

However, he would be more careful when choosing a club and do his research before making a decision.

  • The rapid rise

The hype around the Liverpool-born striker reached its peak in 2012, when he scored in a pre-season friendly against Toronto FC. 

He went on to make three senior appearances for the Reds, all of them coming in the Europa League. 

Comparisons were made to Liverpool legends such as John Aldridge and Robbie Fowler.

Fowler, one of the most lethal strikers in Premier League history, was impressed by his composure in front of goal. 

"As a finisher he is probably one of the best I’ve seen for a long, long time to be honest."

  • The fall from grace

As quickly as his Liverpool career had began, it came to a shattering halt. 

There were two turning points, according to The Athletic's Simon Hughes.

Jerome Sinclair and Stephen Sama travelled to a League Cup game against West Brom whilst Morgan was left out. 

Whilst a tough time against Martin Skrtel in a training session made up manager Brendan Rodgers' mind. 

The test had been set-up to test whether he was ready to make the step-up to the Premier League, Rodgers decided he was not. 

He struggled to cope with leaving his beloved club, but praised the academy staff's handling of his exit.

"We had the likes of Phil Roscoe, Clive Cook, helping us with our mental wellbeing. The support from Liverpool was definitely in place," Morgan said. 

He added that he was "very pleased with how I was handled when released from Liverpool and I still speak to some of these people." 

  • A new path

He has since had spells in the Scottish Premiership, the Championship, League Two, but has played non-league football since 2016.

He went viral for a stunning hat-trick in the FA Cup second round against AFC Wimbledon, in which his Curzon Ashton side lost 4-3. 

Whilst his friends Raheem Sterling and Conor Coady were at the European Championships with England, Morgan watched them with pride.

"Very proud to say I've played with them and can call them friends, if you're really good friends with someone, you're proud of their achievements."

He now combines his time playing for Haringey Borough, in the Isthmian League Premier Division with coaching the next generation.

Coaching brings the former Liverpool youngster a different type of satisfaction to playing.

"You are passing your knowledge on and hoping these kids respond to your way of playing football, you can't physically go on there and do it yourself."

"I've got an under-11's team, who won 9-0 the other day and I was immensely proud. I knew I'd had an influence on the kids."

"Nothing will ever compare to kicking a ball around yourself and reliving some of them proud moments, though."

  • Luck of the game

Football writer Ryan Baldi (@RyanBaldiFW), author of 'The Dream Factory: Inside the Make-or-Break World of Football’s Academies', cites luck and timing as the biggest factors that determine whether a young player breaks through. 

He uses the case study of Marcus Rashford, his emergence came as a result of injuries.

"If Anthony Martial doesn’t get injured in the warm-up, Rashford doesn’t start against FC Midtjylland for his debut. And if Will Keane hadn’t been injured the week before, Rashford wouldn’t even have been in the squad for that game."

"So Rashford gets this opportunity out of the blue and grasps it, scores twice and earns the chance to start the next game against Arsenal."

Morgan agrees to an extent with Baldi's conclusion.

"Luck and timing definitely plays a factor, how big a part it is difficult to say

You've got to have talent, you've got to want to put the extra work in and have the right attitude."

"I wouldn't say to make, it is all about timing and luck, but when they fall for you, you've got to take your opportunity when it comes."