Every single player on the pitch is now in the Birmingham box, apart from two of them. — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
This is hard to say but I think Jurgen Klopp has been a bit blinkered at Liverpool. — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
Everyone knows me from my time at Arsenal. No-one really remembers me at Boro or Villa. — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
David Nugent tore up the Championship but he’s gone to Portsmouth and he’s a fish up a tree — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
When we kicked off and no one came to mark me I thought, 'Hello, it's Christmas' — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
When you see your friends going out every Friday night, and earning two hundred quid at the building site, and you're earning… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
If you aren't going to have a lot of the ball, you've got to play when you've got the ball, otherwise you… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
I played in an FA Cup final for Aston Villa and the manager went negative, sitting everyone behind the ball against Chelsea. — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
But I was just a normal person really. You see, I didn't get it in my head that I was just a… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
If you look at the world, there's only maybe only Brazil or Argentina that can win a World Cup that aren't in… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
The best player I ever played against was Paolo Maldini. We [Arsenal] played against Milan in the European Supercup [in 1995]. Maldini… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
You do not want to be playing good teams and always let them have 70 per cent of the ball, and expect… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
Alan Shearer, Ian Wright, unbelievable centre-forwards - but you could not say to them: 'For the next three weeks I want you… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
There are not many players about who can go up front and be a target man, be strong, put his body in… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
There is one thing that will never change in football. The centre forward is only as good as the people that are… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
We grew up in an age of playing reserve team football at the stadium. If the first team were playing away, you'd… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
“I crawled back to bed, knowing I was done for. Hours later, the phone in our room started ringing. It was George.… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
To win the Champions League with Porto, you have to be tactically acute — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
United won't fall asleep against Liverpool. They'll win it in their sleep — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
To work under Brendan Rodgers would certainly be a good move for Ainsley Maitland-Niles but the most important thing for the player… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
I played at Aston Villa for four years and most of the time I loved it there, but typically it took me… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
I like Tammy Abraham and Olivier Giroud, they are good players, but are they going to win you the Premier League? No,… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
When you rotate, you have to get the balance right. When you rotate and you win, it's great but when you rotate… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
When you play Leeds, you need players who are quick and who are capable of beating opponents as they like to set… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
Legend is a term bandied about too much in football, but in Premier League terms Sergio Aguero is an absolute legend. — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
Divock Origi isn't going to win Liverpool leagues, no disrespect. If he was better than Mohamed Salah or Roberto Firmino, he'd be… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
If you have Robbie Williams and Elton John at Wembley in front of 100,000 people, it will be the best thing you've… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
It's alright people saying they get £100,000-a-week, they get paid well or whatever, but they want to play football. — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
Hakim Ziyech has got a left foot that can open a can of worms, Timo Werner scores plenty of goals, Tammy Abraham… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
Don't put too much pressure on Jack Wilshere... in years to come I think he will be an Arsenal great like Liam… — Paul Merson Copy Share Image
Don't put too much pressure on Jack Wilshere... in years to come I think he will be an Arsenal great like Liam Brady — Paul Merson Copy Share
The best player I ever played against was Paolo Maldini. We [Arsenal] played against Milan in the European Supercup [in 1995]. Maldini marked me… — Paul Merson Copy Share
Never worry about what people think. That's what drove me to drinking a lot of time, worrying about what people thought of me. — Paul Merson Copy Share
When you see your friends going out every Friday night, and earning two hundred quid at the building site, and you're earning twenty-five pounds… — Paul Merson Copy Share
David Nugent tore up the Championship but he’s gone to Portsmouth and he’s a fish up a tree — Paul Merson Copy Share
If you’re chopping and changing the team you don’t get that word I can’t pronounce beginning with ‘C’. — Paul Merson Copy Share
Every single player on the pitch is now in the Birmingham box, apart from two of them. — Paul Merson Copy Share
But I was just a normal person really. You see, I didn't get it in my head that I was just a professional footballer… — Paul Merson Copy Share
We grew up in an age of playing reserve team football at the stadium. If the first team were playing away, you'd be playing… — Paul Merson Copy Share
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