No player or manager interviews on Match of the Day tonight ❌
GettyAfter holding talks with Lineker, the BBC announced on Friday that he would ’step back’ from presenting duties amid the impartiality row – prompting a furious backlash.
There will be no analysis of the games, with Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea all in action.
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