Paul Merson admits his skin cancer diagnosis was delayed by his own ‘laziness’ and him ‘being a man’ as he spoke about his battle on Good Morning Britain earlier

Paul Merson made more than 400 appearances for Arsenal, winning six trophies in the process. But when told he had the deadliest form of skin cancer, none of it mattered.

The former footballer said that he ‘never’ applied sunscreen once during his playing days