“You don't like this?”: Micah Richards explains awkward exchange with Erling Haaland after Manchester City win

Micah Richards has defended his fashion choices which led to an entertaining interaction with Manchester City star Erling Haaland.

The Norwegian goal machine gave the former defender a bemused look at the start of his post-match interview following the Citizens' 2-0 win. opening day victory on Chelsea.

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Haaland got his and CityThe season has started perfectly, opening your Premier League account After just 18 minutes, before Mateo Kovacic He got the three points at the end.

And the 24 years old He remained in good spirits after the final whistle and appeared in good spirits as he carried out his duties with the media.

I head over to speak to Richards and other Sky Sports pundits. Jamie Redknapp and Daniel SturridgeHaaland stared at the former City man's shirt as the pair shook hands, looking amused by his choice of attire.

This led Richards to question the striker's reaction to his outfit, asking: “You don't like this?”

The Norwegian international then chose to remain silent in response.

The incident certainly left many amused, and the former player-turned-commentator was later questioned by his co-hosts. Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer in The rest is football.

But Richards defended his style of dress, insisting that his colleagues' outfits were far worse than his own.

He argued: “He questioned my shirt, but come on, Jamie Redknapp, he was wearing white trousers! He was probably the worst dressed.”

“Then we had (Daniel) Sturridge in a white suit and the button broke.

“I thought I would wear a classic Prada shirt. I thought I would look smart and change things up a bit this season.”

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This was not the only time over the weekend that Richards mocked her co-host's choice of attire, having previously voiced her disapproval of Redknapp's outfit on air on Sunday.

The former Liverpool and Tottenham The midfielder wore a dark shirt and blazer with cream trousers, prompting the 36-year-old to take aim at the look.

Richards said goodbye: “May I ask how you are dressed today? You look like you've just arrived off a ship.”

Redknapp replied: “Listen, don't insult me, I'm the singer of this boy band. What are you dressed up as?”

Meanwhile, Sturridge couldn't escape without criticism either, as Richards continued the questioning by questioning his choice of sunglasses, asking: “Do you wear those sunglasses all day?”

The former Liverpool striker then hit out at his colleague's constant taunts, asking: “What are you, the fashion police? Is that what you are today?”

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