GARY LINEKER has responded in classy fashion after his Match of the Day mentor told him to “get on with the football”.
Des Lynam was the face of the much-loved BBC football show until his departure to ITV in 1999.
That allowed former Tottenham and England star Lineker, 62, to take the top job and become presenter of MOTD.
He has since credited the 80-year-old as one of his broadcasting inspirations and the ex-striker was even dubbed “Mini Des” earlier on during his career.
Lynam, 80, and Lineker have remained friends since but the veteran has now revealed in an interview with BBC Radio 4 that he does not like his successor’s increasingly political social media output.