Alan Shearer has opened up on working alongside Ruud Gullit in the Match of the Day studio - 15 years after one of the most famous bust-ups in Newcastle United’s history.
The legendary number 9 was dropped by the Dutch manager back in 1999 ahead of the Tyne-Wear derby.
That night Gullit also left out Duncan Ferguson and fielded rookies Jamie McClen and Paul Robinson.
Gullit left his job soon after and Shearer was re-instated to the team by Bobby Robson.
Shearer and Gullit worked together during the World Cup this summer but were handed top billing during the first MOTD of the season.
Speaking to the Sun, Shearer said today: “Viewers are asking what the atmosphere is like with Ruud Gullit and I in the Match of the Day studio.
“When Gullit was Newcastle boss he dropped me to face Sunderland in 1999.
“We lost and he left the next day.
“It was frosty for years and when we were first on TV together it was uneasy.
“But we have worked on different shows for a while now and played golf together.
“He accepts he could have handled things differently and from my view it has long since been time to move on.
“Life is too short.”