Alan Shearer talks of ‘difficult week’ as he and Gary Lineker return to MotD

Gary Lineker tweeted a picture with Alan Shearer and Micah Richards before the coverage began with the caption ‘Teammates’. Photograph: Gary Lineker/@GaryLineker

Gary Lineker returned to presenting Match of the Day on Saturday evening after a row that threatened to topple the BBC chairman and director general.

As the former England international introduced live BBC coverage of the FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Burnley, pundit Alan Shearer touched on the recent controversy.