Could it be that the BBC are – quite literally – grooming Phil Neville to be the new Alan Hansen? Some viewers watching Sunday night's Match of the Day 2 certainly thought so after spotting that Neville had apparently been taking style tips from the former MOTD pundit, who left the BBC last summer.

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No, it's not just you...

Phil Neville on MOTD is morphing into Alan Hansen.

— Alan Kendall (@kenders7) March 15, 2015

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The only question now is, do the Beeb have anyone waiting in the wings who can grow a 'tache like Mark Lawrenson's...?

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