BBC warns pundits to be careful after Phil Neville’s ‘two-foot’ tackle comment

• Neville said he would ‘smash’ a player who did a look-away pass

• Comments followed Tomas Rosicky’s display against Brighton

The BBC is to tell Match Of The Day presenters and pundits to be careful about what they say after Phil Neville prompted complaints with controversial remarks about tackling.

The ex-Manchester United and Everton player and coach upset some viewers when he suggested, during Sunday’s Match Of The Day 2 programme, that he would have taken a player out of the game if he had seen them perform a pass without looking during a training session.

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