Gary Lineker has pointed to a light dig at Manchester United after a setback to the BBC’s breaking news ticker saw the club labeled “rubbish” on Tuesday. The text was shown during a live sports update on BBC News shortly after 9.30am. “Manchester United is rubbish” was displayed at the bottom of the screen, much to the surprise of viewers.
The BBC later apologized for the message, saying it was a technical error. And after his embarrassing joke, Lineker, the present of the BBC’s Match of the Day, made even more fun of United. “Why apologize?” Lineker turned.
BBC presenter Annita McVeigh apologized live, saying it was “not serious”. “Some time ago, some of you may have noticed something quite unusual in the ticker scrolling to the bottom of the screen with news commenting on Manchester United, and I hope Manchester United fans are not offended by this. “, he said. dit.
“Let me tell you what happened. Backstage, someone was training to learn how to use the ticker and put text on the ticker, so they were just typing random things, not really, and that comment came up.” sorry if you saw it and you’re offended and you’re a Manchester United fan.
United’s new boss, Erik ten Hag, will look to change that in the summer through a rebuild that will see the departure of Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard, among others.
And with the first outings of every tournament this season, Ten Hag will be looking forward to restoring United to their former glory as they aim to return to the Champions League and also grab some long-awaited silverware.