Manchester United and Manchester City fans will watch Match of the Day tonight without host Gary Lineker.
Lineker has revealed that he will miss the show due to illness and has confirmed it isn’t Covid.
Neither United or City are on live TV on Saturday, both teams kicking off at 3pm, meaning the first chance fans will be able to see the action will be on the highlight show at 10.30pm.
But they will not be greeted by Lineker, with the former striker being replaced by Mark Chapman, who hosts Match of the Day 2 on a Sunday night.
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He said on social media: "There’s a cracking Premier League fixture list today so doubly gutted at not being able to do @BBCMOTD.
"Had this awful cold for a few days that’s doing the rounds… not Covid thankfully. The brilliant @markchapman will take the reins."
United were facing Leicester City at the King Power Stadium at the same time City welcome Burnley to the Etihad Stadium.
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