Here's the link to the video of Merse interview, if you can call it that. He's absolutely heartbroken. Ironically, it's perhaps the first time that Merse has been able to accurately sum up a situation... No platitudes, or generic praise - genuine grief.
The inability to find the words say more than the words ever could.
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10845094/paul-merson-pays-tribute-to-former-aston-villa-team-mate-ugo-ehiogu