Lineker’s dig at Micah Richards leaves pundit saying ‘wow’ on Match of the Day

On Jan 14, 2024

Gary Lineker aimed a savage dig at Micah Richards which left the Match of the Day star shocked.

Lineker has hosted Match of the Day since 1999, that means he has just about perfected his openings to the long-lasting BBC soccer programme. He returned to his presenting duties on Saturday evening with the Premier League’s return following a short winter break.

The legendary England striker, 63, was joined by punditry duo Glenn Murray, previously of Brighton, and ex-Manchester City defender Richards. Yet Lineker couldn’t assist however brutally put down Richards as he was introducing the pair.

Lineker joked: “The Premier League winter break means a shorter show. It’s a Saturday night debut for Glenn Murray, alongside Micah Richards.”

He continued: “Three games and 45 minutes coming up. A bit like your Aston Villa career, Micah,” which left Richards, who had been grinning as much as that time, utterly greatly surprised as he replied: “Wow.”

Richards is greatest recognized for his time at Manchester City, the place he burst onto the scene as a youngster and went on to captain the facet on a number of events, successful the league and the FA Cup within the course of. But his spell in a while at Aston Villa was far much less profitable.

Micah Richards [pictured] was left gob-smacked
(Image: BBC)

The right-back joined the Villans in 2015, enjoying 31 instances till he suffered an damage in October 2016. From that time on, Richards was repeatedly side-lined with accidents and didn’t play till his retirement in July 2019.

The former England worldwide is best recognized as of late for his bubbly TV persona, showing on Sky Sports, sport present A League of Their Own and CBS Sports Golazo. He is frequently trolled in related style on the latter by host Kate Abdo, who has turn out to be well-known for her brutal put-downs.