Gary Lineker, Mark Lawrenson and Alan Hansen in the studio. EMPICS Sport EMPICS Sport

AFTER 22 YEARS as an analyst on Match of the Day, Alan Hansen is calling it a day.

The 58-year-old Scot, who made his name as a talented defender for Liverpool  in the lat ’70s and ’80s, went into punditry after retiring from the game in 1991 where he teamed up with then presenter Des Lynham and Gary Lineker.

Perhaps his most famous moment on the BBC’s highlights show came on the opening day of the 1995/96 season.

Having watched a youthful Manchester United side lose out to Aston Villa, Hansen declared that “you can’t win anything with kids”. Alex Ferguson’s team went on to do the double that year.

I’ve had a great 22 years and the Premier League has gone from strength to strength,” he said.

While he appeared for the final time on MOTD last night, Hansen will feature on the BBC’s World Cup coverage this summer before retiring from television. 

Here are some of his most memorable moments (that we could find on YouTube):

The final appearance

His phone goes off live on air

Trolling Michael Owen and Jason Roberts

“You can’t win anything with kids”

‘I’ll watch the World Cup on TV’ – Nasri expects to be left out of France squad

No Sky GAA move for Quinny – ‘I won’t be working or anything like that on GAA games’