‘Merse’ mangling the English language to describe Arsenal

Paul Merson was so upset by Arsenal’s poor performance last night he had to invent a new word to describe them.

‘Merse’ mangling the English language to describe Arsenal
Wed, 17 Sep, 2014 - 17:23
Grainne McGuinness

Paul Merson was so upset by Arsenal’s poor performance last night he had to invent a new word to describe them.

The pundit and former Arsenal player was speaking on Sky Sports after Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat by Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.

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