Gary Lineker has posted ahead of his return to BBC's football coverage this Saturday following the Match of the Day controversy.
The presenter was forced to step down from his role on the broadcaster's flagship Premier League programme after his comments on Twitter criticising the Government's controversial policy on asylum seekers. As a result, there was a temporary mass exodus of pundits and commentators which hampered the BBC schedule.
Football Focus and Final Score were axed from the TV guide as there were wholesale changes to Saturday's MOTD programme. With no commentary or analysis, the show lasted just 20 minutes.
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The former Everton, Leicester City and Barcelona striker was reinstated on Monday as the BBC hastily reversed their decision following criticism.
This morning, he tweeted: "Back to the Saturday job." Which received more than 25,000 likes at the time of writing.
However, he will not be presenting Match of the Day on Saturday as Mark Chapman, BBC 5Live and Match of the Day 2 presenter, will be in the chair to review the Premier League coverage.
Lineker, meanwhile, will be at the Etihad Stadium for the FA Cup quarter-final as Vincent Kompany's Burnley travel to the Premier League title holders. The Citizens are in fine-form after netting seven against RB Leipzig in midweek with Erling Haaland scoring five.
Following this weekend, it won't be until April when he returns to Match of the Day as the Premier League will be put to the side as players represent their countries on international duty.
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