Ravel hailed as fighter by Derby coach

LONDON, England (CMC):

Reggae Boy Ravel Morrison's first league goals in England for almost eight years have drawn praise from Derby County's assistant manager Liam Rosenior after the Rams ended a three-match streak without a win to beat fellow English Championship strugglers Barsnley 2-0.

Midfielder Morrison scored in the 22nd minute with a sumptuous dink and again on 47 minutes, his first goals in the league since April 2014, and also struck the woodwork in Derby's 2-0 win at Pride Park on Saturday.

Derby are six points from safety after being docked 21 points - nine points after admitting breaches of English Football League accounting rules as well as a further 12 for entering administration in September.

Morrison, 29, a former Manchester United player alongside current Derby manager Wayne Rooney, said, "I'm buzzing, buzzing to get back on the scoresheet and it's a massive three points for us and the club.

"I thought it [the first goal] was offside! That's the only reason why I dinked it! And then I looked over at the linesman and the flag was down, so that was a massive relief."

Rosenior said, "Ravel has always had the ability but his work-rate, not just in this game but the last three that he's started, sums up what this team is about, they don't give up, they fight to the end.

"Obviously Wayne knew Ravel from when he was a young player at Manchester United and when you see him every day in training, his ability is outstanding.

"He's affecting the game exactly where we want him to, which is in the final third and we've worked really hard, showing him clips, having meetings with him to prepare him for this and I think it's a great stage for him now.

"He's really enjoying it, we demand commitment, we demand work-rate and I'm not saying he's never given us that but, in terms of his energy and pressing today, that makes you just as happy as the moments of quality he brings and he was absolutely outstanding.

"As you get older as a player you understand the game better and we are going to need him and his quality for the rest of the season."

Morrison was one of four of Jamaica's Reggae Boyz to score in Britain on Saturday.

Kemar Roofe scored the winner three minutes after coming on as a substitute for Scottish Premiership defending champions Rangers in a 1-0 victory over Aberdeen at Ibrox while Andre Gray scored in Queens Park Rangers' 2-1 home defeat against Cardiff City.

Elsewhere in the Championship, Jamal Lowe gave promotion chasers Bournemouth the lead, only to lose 2-1 at Preston North End.