Mark Lawrenson has hit out at 'woke' broadcasters BBC over the manner of his exit, citing the fact he is '65 and a white male' as one of the reasons for his departure.
The Liverpool legend was part of BBC Sport's punditry team for 30 years, regularly appearing on Match of the Day alongside Gary Lineker and Alan Hansen while later appearing on Football Focus with Dan Walker and, more recently, Alex Scott.
In March, Lawrenson was told he would play no further part on the show and recorded his final episode in May before the FA Cup final. A montage of his best bits were shown and he said to Scott at the time: "I'm going to miss it.
