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Paul Charles Merson (born Harlesden , 20 March 1968 ) is a retired English Football player, and former player-manager of Walsall . His playing career has included spells at Arsenal , Middlesbrough , Aston Villa and Portsmouth . He also played for England 21 times. He was a skilful forward who later in his career dropped more into the midfield. CAREER Born in London , Paul Merson started his career at Arsenal, joining the club as an apprentice in 1984 . After a loan spell at Brentford , he made his debut for the Gunners on November 22 , 1986 against Manchester City , and gradually established himself in George Graham 's successful Arsenal side of the late 1980s . By the 1988-89 season he was a regular on the right wing, at the end of which Arsenal secured the First Division title with a last gasp Michael Thomas goal in the final game against Liverpool . Merson scored ten times that season, made his debut for the England U21 side, and was voted PFA Young Player Of The Year . With Merson, Arsenal bagged another league championship in 1991 , both the FA Cup and League Cup in 1993 (Merson scoring the first goal of the League Cup final), and the Cup Winners' Cup in 1994 . He also made his debut for the full England side, in a friendly against Germany on September 11 , 1991 . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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