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GARY LINEKER, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards have revealed their biggest pet peeves in football.

Lineker enjoyed a glittering career playing for the likes of Leicester, Tottenham, Everton and Barcelona.

Alan Shearer revealed his biggest pet peeve in football after a legendary career
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Alan Shearer revealed his biggest pet peeve in football after a legendary careerCredit: Getty
Shearer criticised Antony and Alejandro Garnacho for cutting in the box at Man Utd
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Shearer criticised Antony and Alejandro Garnacho for cutting in the box at Man UtdCredit: Reuters
Gary Lineker insists he can't stand it when players dive
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Gary Lineker insists he can't stand it when players diveCredit: Getty
Micah Richards took a swipe at annoying habits in midfield
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Micah Richards took a swipe at annoying habits in midfieldCredit: Getty

Shearer, on the other hand, is the Premier League's all-time top scorer with 260 goals to his name.

And Richards won two major honours during his ten-year spell at Manchester City.

The legendary trio have hung up their boots for a long time but there are still certain aspects of the beautiful game that bothers them to a point that they can't control their frustrations.

Shearer revealed that he can't stand it when wingers cut inside the box and shoot instead of crossing the ball to the striker.

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That is why the Newcastle great insists he couldn't stand playing for the current Manchester United team as Antony and Alejandro Garnacho do this "all the time".

Shearer told when asked to name his biggest pet hate: "Wingers cutting inside on their other foot and having a shot and not crossing it.

"That would do my nut in playing for Man Utd with those two, Antony and Garnacho, who keep doing that all the time."

Richards went for a different flavour as he targeted a bad habit in midfield.

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The Sky Sports pundit responded: "When midfielders have the chance to play forward, but play backwards just to keep their pass completion up."

And Lineker went for something more relatable as he took a swipe at divers.

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The Match of the Day host replied: "I think mine is the squealing when players get slightly touched on their ankle and they go down like they've been shot by a sniper."

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