Paul Merson has opened up on the moment he decided to turn his back on booze for good. The former Arsenal and England midfielder has been candid and honest about his battles with alcohol in the past.
After struggling with issues initially as a player, during which he entered rehab twice, Merson carried on drinking after he had hung up his boots, until he was forced to seek help last year.
Now over a year sober, Merson has pinpointed the moment he knew he had to finally act to counter his demons. "I'd had enough.
I'd had enough of the live I was living," Merson told Sky Sports. "I'd been into treatment twice before. First of all The FA sent me in '93/94 and I had to go, then it was with Walsall.