Ex-Norwich City striker Carlton Morris admitted he will have to get used to being called a ‘Premier League footballer’ after completing a fairytale rise with Championship play-off winners Luton.

Morris was part of a Canaries’ FA Youth Cup winning squad 10 years ago this month, but deemed surplus to requirements after an injury-hit senior career.

The 27-year-old had a series of loan spells at Carrow Road before permanent moves to Barnsley and Luton last summer.

Now he can prepare to face the likes of Manchester City and Arsenal after 20 league goals in 47 appearances for the Hatters.

Morris scored the first Luton penalty of the sudden death shoot out at Wembley on Saturday night, when the sides had finished 1-1 following extra time.

City legend Darren Huckerby hailed Morris’ perseverance on his social media account after the Hatters’ previous play-off semi-final success against Sunderland.

“That was a great tweet from Hucks. It has come full circle for me,” he said, before revealing he has a big summer ahead before his top flight bow with his partner expecting their first child. “It might take a bit of getting used to that I am a Premier League footballer.

"Playing in the Premier League has been a dream of mine since I was a young boy. It is the pinnacle of football isn’t it? Everyone wants to get to the top of what they do and it’s no different as a footballer.

“My partner (Imogen) is due (in mid-June) so this is a big month for me. A boy. I also have my annual golf tournament with my best mates which is normally Portugal but will be domestically this year.

“An incredible experience in front of 85,000 fans. I said in the huddle before the penalties, ‘It is time to be men, it is time to step up’. To score six from six under the most pressure you can ever face says it all.

"It is magical to be a part of this club. A fairytale. I be Netflix are gutted they didn’t do a documentary on Luton. I still can’t believe it has happened. I expect to wake up at any point.

“It is hard to believe (how well it has gone this season). I’ve been around the block a few times. If you’re joining a new club goals always help you settle in.”

Morris scored on his return to Carrow Road in a 1-0 Championship win for Luton in mid-October. But his previous Wembley experience was a sour one, when he suffered knee ligament damage during a season long loan spell at Shrewsbury while a Norwich player in 2018.

“I feel like I have been capable of scoring this many goals any season, but the main thing for me was just staying fit,” he said. “Everyone has their own story, but mine started with one of my first proper seasons when I played 50-odd games for Shrewsbury that year. I did my ACL in the play-off final and after that my career was a bit stop start.

"It was hard to find a rhythm and a consistency, but now it feels like I have got myself together, I’m doing the right things off the pitch and it is showing on it.”

Morris strived to take the positives from the knockbacks in his formative career.

“It’s tough being sent out on loan, especially at a young age,” he said. “It’s tough settling somewhere different each season but it’s all about how you deal with it. I’m grateful for every single one of those experiences, no matter how successful the football side of things were, because each one helped me grow as a person and made me stronger in a way that I think is benefitting me today.

“It is a joy to come into work every day. That main thing that springs to mind about this group is the humility. It is not just about signing good footballers, it’s about signing good human beings too.

"Once you get that ingredient, the stars align and you end up with a dressing room like ours that is full of pure togetherness.”