Cristiano Ronaldo a "bad signing". Merson was involved in a feisty debate with other former players on Soccer Special as he berated Ronaldo and brandished him a poor signing for Manchester United, despite the record-breaking forward scoring a hat-trick and leading his side to victory against Norwich.
The former Arsenal player spoke about how he is the "best finisher in the world" but still insisted the Portuguese international was a failure on his return to Old Trafford.
Merson, who spent 12 years with the Gooners, became progressively more irate as he argued with fellow pundits Clinton Morrison, Jamie Mackie and Michael Dawson when they disagreed that Ronaldo was a bad signing.
When asked whether he thought Ronaldo was a bad signing, Merson said: "Bad signing, 100%." When Mackie was asked whether he thought Ronaldo was a good or bad signing, he explains why he "can't say" it was a bad move by the Reds.
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