Noel Gallagher on Match of the Day 2: Former Oasis guitarist gets mixed reception

One called it 'TV gold', another said he was 'out of his depth'

Tom Sheen
Monday 23 February 2015 12:30 GMT
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Former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher appeared on Match of the Day 2 last night.

Alongside ex-pros Jermaine Jenas and Mark Lawrenson, Gallagher was there to analyse Sunday's action.

The rock star, 47, is a huge Manchester City fan and knows his stuff about the beautiful game.

But Gallagher's (pictured below, via BBC Sport) appearance on the show got a decidedly mixed reception on social media, with some critics asking for him to be on the show every week, and some wondering why he had ever been invited.

(BBC/Match of the Day)

Gallagher did have a couple of entertaining sound bites and appears to have coined a new nickname for Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers - 'The Brodge'.

On Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal he said: "Any manager that has to go on TV and discuss the length of his balls is asking for trouble quite frankly".

He also said that Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was a "whinger" who might be having "a breakdown".

"I think he’s having a breakdown. Any manager that refuses to speak to the press – and then appears on national television for four hours to debate these refereeing decisions that are going against him and no one else – is clearly under pressure."

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