Micah Richards shows a day in the life of a Match of the Day pundit

From keeping an eye on Roy Keane to eating chicken wings in front of the Premier League action and NINE hours of preparation… Micah Richards gives fans a behind the scenes look at a day in the life of a Match of the Day pundit

  • Micah Richards has given fans a behind the scenes look at a day as a TV pundit
  • Richards documented his day as he appeared on Match of the Day 2 last week
  • He showed himself getting on the train from London Euston to Manchester
  • Richards and Jenas enjoyed chicken wings as they watched the action unfold
  • He was also keeping an eye on Roy Keane before putting together his analysis 

Sportsmail columnist Micah Richards has given fans a revealing, behind the scenes look at a day in his life as a TV pundit.

The former Manchester City and England defender documented his day on Instagram from leaving London early on Sunday morning to his appearance on the BBC’s Match of the Day 2 last week.

Richards, who also does punditry work for Sky Sports, was travelled to Manchester to provide analysis for the highlights show of Sunday’s games – which included Chelsea’s win over Tottenham and Liverpool’s victory at Crystal Palace.


Micah Richards has given fans a behind the scenes look at a day in the life of a TV pundit


Richards bumped into fellow Match of the Day pundit Jermaine Jenas on his way to the studio

Documenting his day on social media, Richards begins his day by getting ready and showed himself brushing his teeth at his London home.

He then arrived at London Euston train station to jump on board his train to Manchester and posed in his carriage before making the long journey north.

After arriving into Manchester Piccadilly, Richards then bumped into his punditry partner Jermaine Jenas, who was getting off from the train’s first-class carriage ahead of him.

Richards then skipped to himself and Jenas watching the day’s Premier League action unfold behind the scenes at the Match of the Day studios.

The pair arrived at the studios at 1:30pm, around nine hours before even going on air. 


Richards ate chicken wings while watching the action and was keeping an eye on Roy Keane

To keep them energised for the evening ahead, Richards and Jenas were hand-delivered a box of chicken wings that they devoured in front of the wall of screens.

On one of their screens was Sky Sports’ Super Sunday coverage, which was graced by the presence of Richards’ on-screen partner Roy Keane.

As soon as the day’s action finished, Richards was working with the graphics team to get things ready for the show

In one clip, Richards has his feet up watching Keane in full flow on TV with the caption ‘watching my bestie’.

Richards quickly flips back to work mode though and the footage then shows him running through clips of the matches and dissecting parts of the game to use in the show.

He’s speaking to the Match of the Day graphics team to highlight certain players and pick out passages of play that will come in handy during the live broadcast. 

As the clock ticks down to show time, Richards leaves the green room and heads into hair and make up to get a touch up before going on air.

He’s then put in the hands of the production team to get his microphone fitted before making his way onto the set before filming begins.

Footage then shows Richards in full flow on screen with presenter Mark Chapman and Jenas as they analyse the day’s Premier League action. 

His day then concludes with a simple ‘that’s a wrap’ alongside footage of him leaving the set for the day.  


It was then time to go to the studio floor before the cameras rolled on the famous programme

Richards and Jenas were particularly scathing of Liverpool’s high defensive line that allowed Crystal Palace to score in the Reds’ 3-1 victory at Selhurst Park.

‘Liverpool play such a high line. At times I feel like they should have had it much more simple,’ Jenas explained.

‘Shocking defending,’ he added. ‘It has been a recurring theme for Liverpool this year. Look what Van Dijk did, he just let him (Jean Philippe-Mateta) go. 

‘No intent to drop, no intent to follow. It’s like they pick their line and say: ‘We’re not moving’.’

Richards added: ‘Give yourself another five yards and you can eradicate those problems.’ 




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