Arne Slot delivered a heartfelt tribute to Gary Lineker on the ex-England striker's final Match of the Day broadcast for the BBC.

The Liverpool boss shared his sentiments during a one-on-one interview with Lineker following the Reds' Premier League triumph.

Lineker faced backlash after posting content supporting Palestine on Instagram, sparking allegations of antisemitism due to the use of imagery historically associated with antisemitic propaganda.

In Sunday evening's programme, the former Feyenoord head coach said: "Thank you for now and thank you for being such a great presenter of a BBC show that I watched many times when I lived in Holland.

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"I would've liked to give you a Liverpool shirt instead of all the other teams you played for."

Earlier in the month, Lineker made public his decision to leave BBC, stating: "Football has been at the heart of my life for as long as I can remember — both on the pitch and in the studio.

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And he opened up on what he learned about the Liverpool boss in that session a few days later.

"Assuredness, a confidence, you can see how organized he is, how he understands the game really well tactically," Lineker said on the Rest Is Football podcast