Gary Lineker admitted he was 'glad to be back' on the BBC to present Manchester City''s FA Cup tie against Burnley, after controversially being told to step back from presenting Match of the Day last weekend.
Lineker was told to take a step away from presenting the Saturday night highlights show after a row regarding the broadcaster's impartiality rules. The former England and Leicester City man came under fire for comparing the language used by the government in their asylum plans to 'that used by Germany in the 30s' in a tweet last Tuesday.
However the BBC faced widespread criticism for their decision to take Lineker off air, with news of his absence followed by a mass boycott from pundits - including Shearer, Micah Richards and Alex Scott - commentators and radio broadcasters across the BBC's football coverage.
