‘Sabotage’ on Match of the Day set as moaning mobile phone discovered

Lineker looked momentarily startled by the prank and struggled to keep a straight face thereafter

Gary Lineker was on presenting duties for the BBC when the noise broke out (David Davies/PA)

Gary Lineker revealed the loud moaning noises heard during the BBC’s live coverage of the FA Cup clash between Wolves and Liverpool were caused by a hidden mobile phone “taped to the back of the set”.

The BBC presenter was previewing the third-round replay in a studio at Molineux alongside pundits Paul Ince and Danny Murphy when awkward and audible pornographic wails broke out in the background.