Fatboy Slim backs Gary Lineker in Manchester and Liverpool FC's Jurgen Klopp said be considering BBC boycott

Musician Norman Cook - AKA Fatboy Slim - showed his support for Match Of The Day host Gary Lineker during a live on performance in Manchester last night (Friday, March 10). And it's been claimed that Liverpool FC manager Jurgen Klopp could show his solidarity by boycotting the BBC today.

It comes after the face of the BBC football pundit appeared as part of the visual effects used in the DJ’s set at the O2 Victoria Warehouse, in Manchester. Other faces including Prince and Greta Thunberg were included as part of the show. As Lineker’s image appeared behind him, Fatboy Slim turned to applaud the pundit, encouraging the crowd to do the same and prompting cheers.

“Enough respect #ImWithGary,” the DJ said, sharing the video on Twitter. The broadcaster’s son George Lineker retweeted Fatboy Slim’s video, saying “that’s so elite”.

The presenter has become embroiled in a row over impartiality after comparing the language used to launch a new Government asylum policy with 1930s Germany on Twitter. Earlier on Friday the BBC announced that Lineker would take a break from presenting the highlights programme until an “agreed and clear position” on his use of social media had been reached.

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Saturday’s Match Of The Day will go ahead without a presenter, pundits and several regular commentators, following the fallout over Gary Lineker’s removal from the BBC show. Former England footballers and MOTD regulars including Alan Shearer and Ian Wright previously announced they would be boycotting the show, in solidarity with Lineker.

Late on Friday evening several of the show’s commentators shared a joint