Lineker ramps up row on Twitter
again. ‘Ah Nigel Pearson is blaming MOTD for making a mountain out of a molehill. We’d best be careful in future, the fella can look after himself,’ he tweeted.
‘if i was (a fountain of knowledge) i’d tell you that he was sacked by one of the owners’ family and reinstated by another, but then i’m not.’
leicester chairman Vichai was at the King Power Stadium on Saturday and saw Pearson grab McArthur by the throat after he was accidentally up- ended by the player. Having hauled McArthur to his feet, Pearson refused to let go of the Palace man’s shirt.
Pearson faced the media yesterday as he prepared for tonight’s trip to Arsenal and repeatedly declined to shed any light on Sunday’s proceedings.
There was a four-hour window when it looked as if he had lost his job before a statement from the club confirmed Pearson was still leicester manager.
Vichai’s son Aiyawatt flew to Thailand with chief executive Susan Whelan after the defeat by Palace. Pearson would not confirm nor deny they took a different view to the chairman.
‘i understand the interest and you wanting to ask questions, but i have loyalties to the people i work for, my staff and the players, which is more important to me than trying to clarify things for a story which was based on speculation.
‘i am happy to take the responsibility that being a manager brings. The club made a statement and i’m not going to speak about it.
‘We have a game tomorrow and it’s important my focus, and the focus of the players, is on what we can do in the game rather than on something i’m not prepared to talk about.’