GARY LINEKER left Micah Richards speechless after claiming Jermaine Jenas looks like Fulham star Rodrigo Muniz.
Jenas appeared as a pundit on Match of the Day on Saturday where he praised the striker, who has five goals in five games.
But he seemed to be taken aback after Lineker suggested he looked like the Brazilian.
Lineker revealed it was Ian Wright who first made the suggestion, but the comparison had Richards in stitches and lost for words as the pair appeared on The Rest is Football podcast alongside Alan Shearer.
Lineker said: “I know he didn’t like very much on Saturday night but I pointed out the fact, which I have to say was given to me by Ian Wright, he said Muniz looks like Jermaine Jenas.
“I think he’s got a slight Jermaine look which I thought is a real compliment.
“He was not happy…but there’s certainly a resemblance there.
“I had no intention of mentioning of actually mentioning that on the show, it just came out, JJ’s face.”
Shearer, who also appeared on MOTD so saw Jenas’ reaction to the comparison first hand, revealed the former Tottenham player was not too happy.
The pundit responded to Lineker saying: “He didn’t like that you know! As soon as you mentioned the gap in his teeth he was raging!
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“He didn’t know what to say, he was offended. He wasn’t happy at all.”
Richards was left in stitches and after looking at a photo of Muniz, he chipped in saying: “Jermaine after a night out and a couple of days of no sleep.
“That would have hurt his pride as well cos Jermaine loves himself doesn’t he, he’s always dressed down to the nines, he’s a good-looking lad our Jermaine.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
