Micah Richards mocks Thierry Henry live on TV after Pep Guardiola sent the Frenchman a message

Micah Richards couldn’t help but mock Thierry Henry live on TV during Tuesday’s coverage of Manchester City’s Champions League clash with Bayern Munich. 

City beat the German giants 3-0 to take control of their Champions League quarter-final tie – with Rodri, Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland all finding the back of the net.

But, fans couldn’t stop laughing at the interaction between Richards and Henry before the fixture took place at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday evening. 

One of the on-pitch reporters told the studio panel that Pep Guardiola had requested they pass on his best wishes to Henry before the game. 

Richards took the opportunity to rip into his fellow pundit by saying: ‘Oooh, friends. Football friends’. 

Micah Richards couldn’t help but mock Thierry Henry live on TV during Tuesday’s coverage of Manchester City’s Champions League clash with Bayern Munich

One of the on-pitch reporters told the studio panel that Pep Guardiola had requested they pass on his best wishes to Henry before the game

Richards took the opportunity to rip into Henry by saying: ‘Oooh, friends. Football friends’

It all started when the on-pitch reporter said: ‘One of my favourite moments from this evening was with Pep Guardiola off camera as he was walking past to do some other interviews tonight. 

‘He actually grabbed me and said “Jules, please can you say hello to TiTi back in the studio”. So Thierry, a special message to you from Pep.

To which Richards replied saying: ‘Oooh, friends. Football friends.’ Before the rest of the panel burst out laughing.

That wasn’t the only funny exchange between pundits on the night. Kate Abdo made a dig at Richards when opening the show. 

The presenter said: ‘A very warm welcome along to our London studio.

‘I’m Kate Abdo joined by Champions League winner with Barcelona Thierry Henry, Champions League winner with Liverpool Jamie Carragher…

Everyone on the panel – including Henry – found the funny side of it and started laughing 

Manchester City were delighted with their victory over the German giants at the Etihad 

‘And the man who had a great view from the bench when Sergio Aguero won the Premier League for Manchester City, ‘Big Mics’ Micah Richards.’ 

Henry and Carragher found Abdo’s comment hilarious and broke into laughter. While Richards appeared to take it pretty well too. 

Fans were quick to response on Twitter, with one writing: ‘Watching Kate Abdo tease Micah Richards never gets old.’

Another added: ‘We here the CL anthem, we think football, Kate Abdo hears the CL anthem, she thinks its time to absolutely bury Micah Richards.’