Football followers cherished the sight of Micah Richards carrying an Arsenal shirt excessive of his swimsuit.
Richards was on punditry obligation for CBS Sports alongside companions in crime Jamie Carragher, Thierry Henry and multi-lingual presenter Kate Abdo. They have been pitch-side to see Mikel Arteta’s facet edge their manner previous Porto by way of a decent penalty shootout.
But whereas the north Londoners’ fanbase would have been happy with their facet reaching the final eight of the Champions League for the primary time since 2010, there was a extra surprising sight than the Gunners successful a knockout tie in Europe – Richards, the Manchester City legend, carrying an Arsenal shirt along with his identify on the again.
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After followers began singing “Micah is a Gooner”, Carragher laughed: “You’ve always tried to be an Arsenal man, you’ve had the crowd singing your name”. The Liverpool legend then stated Richards resembled Arsenal FanTV founder and presenter Robbie Lyle when he was carrying the shirt.
Fans have been equally amused by the sight of Richards squeezing into the jersey. “The jacket isn’t doing him any favours bro looks three tonnes heavy”, one fan laughed
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A second added: “Micah Richards is legit one of the best things to have ever happened to punditry”. A 3rd had comparable ideas, writing: “Thought he put on about six stone before I saw the coat”.
An Arsenal fan then wrote: “Micah Richards wears an Arsenal shirt. He’s a Gunner.”
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When requested by Abdo what number of Arsenal shirts Richards had when he was youthful, the previous City captain replied: “I had two shirts. Vieira first and Thierry Henry”. Before he completed speaking, Carragher quipped: “He still has them at home”.
A wounded Richards laughed: “Why are you doing this to me, guys? Can you show some respect to my team please.”