Match of the Day ratings slump in first new-look show as Wayne Rooney cuts a tired figure while heading home following debut amid mixed reviews

Wayne Rooney looked tired last night after leaving the studio last night after the release of the new Revamped match of the day after making an £ 800,000 agreement.

Former England and Manchester United footballer, Gary Lineker’in BBC program since the first Saturday night show participated in Mark Chapman.

The demonstrations from 22.20 to 23.40 at BBC One had an average of 1.75 million, 2.11 million summit and 29 percent share.

However, under the last match of the day on May 25, Lineeker had an average of 1.84 million viewers, 2.52 million peaks and 32 percent share.

39 -year -old Rooney, in the early hours of this morning Greater Manchester, Salford’dan MediaTyuk’dan was photographed on the way home cut a exhausted figure.

Former England captain, in December, leaving the last spell under the football management in Plymouth Argyle, the flagship BBC show joined the BBC show as a Pundit.

Chapman presented the first edition of the new -looking program last night and will share the warm seat with Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan.

Experienced Chapman stepped into the host match of the day Lineker, where it was not available, and at the same time, the market show, which is the match of the 2nd day, regularly highlighted.

Last night, Rooney and Motd veteran Shearer, together with the veteran, joined to start the new era of the flagship program, but the audience was crushed on social media.

Rooney goes home from Mediacyuk in the early hours of this morning

Former England and Manchester United Star Rooney, BBC’s match last night

Rooney, who was previously depicted in good souls when he came to the studio, was the goal of a certain criticism, saying that some of them made a shaky start.

An X user said: ‘I will say this as the whole season; I don’t personally call him any crime, but it is a great mistake to have Wayne Rooney in Motd. ‘

Another was not affected by the standard of discussion after the match: ‘Rooney’s Punditry makes me nostalgic for the silent button. Great player, terrible analysis. ‘

However, Chapman, who was seen as a safe pair of hands to begin to move away from Lineker’s long age, was largely praised after the first appearance of the season.

A viewer, “ God, what to raise the server, ” he said. ‘Mark Chapman is the best.’

However, not everyone was connected to the usual format of the show.

An X user, ‘As I like Mark Chapman, instead of an exciting new #motd format, it looks just like a Sunday night’. Another added: ‘It is not the same without Lineker.’

In a review Sunday TimesAlyson Rudd wrote that ‘the big problem for Chapman’ is not about the durability, but whether he watched the match after the rebirth ‘.

“Rooney and Shearer were like students who were willing to show that they had done some homework of the new chairman of philosophy, but they are also senior enough to allow special privileges such as wearing heavy knitting”.

And Market telegramAlan Tyers wrote: ‘Rooney seems to be a good man, a shy person with a sense of humor.

‘Nothing in the’ management CV ‘does not speak with any tactics or analytics, so maybe the BBC operators, “Errrrm, the back went here” and so on.

‘Nevertheless, a legitimate Premier League, which does not complete everything that he can have from his ability, makes it a more human and associated figure of the elite level than others.’

Chapman started the show with a cheeky joke at the expense of Rooney.

During the opening segment, he pointed out the changes in the panel, but he referred to the addition of Rooney instead of talking about Lineker’s separation.

Chapman said: ‘Evening. The Premier League has returned and the match of the day has returned. You may have seen and heard that there was a big change in the show this season, and this Wayne Rooney joined us as a regular Pundite.

‘Some things don’t change. Area [Shearer] Still here. ‘

Lineker’s last show arrived at the end of last season at the end of last season with a long -planned movement.

Three powerful presentation teams have been prepared to replace Gary Lineker

Lineker left BBC at the end of last season and presented the show since 1999

The 64 -year -old BBC’s FA Cup and the 2026 World Cup planned to come to the fore.

However, he emphasized his departure after a social media sequence, where he shared an article about Zionism, which contains a rhetoric, which was historically used as an anti -Semitic issue.

Lineker, who has been the highest paid presenter and the match of the day since 1999, apologized without hesitation for the article, but he said it was ‘best for all of the relevant all’ if he left completely.

As of this season, the market emphasis and the new Champions League emphasis will be known as the match of the day.

On Wednesday, he hosted a program to prevent the new Premier League season with Cates, Rooney, Danny Murphy and Julien Laurens.

Logan will be the host match of the day of the day of the day of the day.