Alan Hansen to leave Match of the Day: the reaction

Alan Hansen of Liverpool holds the trophy to celebrate victory in the League Cup Final against West Ham at Wembley Stadium in London, 1981. (Getty Images)

Alan Hansen, 58, has announced he will quit his role as a Match of the Day pundit after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Known for his hatred of bad defending, Hansen said: "I've been in football for 41 years and I'm going out right at the top, just as I did at Liverpool.

"I have worked for a great organisation with wonderful people on the most fantastic programme."

As he leaves Britain's most watched football show after 22 years, here's a selection of the mixed responses from footy fans.

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