Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer admits Gary Speed's passing has left him "numb".

Shearer was with his former teammate on Saturday.

Shearer said: "We were arranging next weekend. He was coming up to stay at my house with his wife and we were going up to various charity dinners on Friday and Saturday.

"We left the studio at half past two and I walked over to Old Trafford to go and watch Newcastle. I shook his hand and said, 'see you next weekend' - and unfortunately I won't.

"It's incredible. I'm still numb and still shocked like everyone else. You read things in the newspaper and it doesn't happen to one of your best mates. I'm just so sad and shocked and feel for (Speed's wife) Louise and his two boys and mum and dad."

Shearer said one of the hardest things to come to terms with is reconciling the circumstances of Speed's death with his attitude and general demeanour on Saturday.

Shearer added: "I was with him and he was happy and joking and we were having a normal mickey-take like we do out of each other, and having a laugh and a joke about our golf trips and holidays that we went on together last year, and planning our next holiday in Portugal next summer with our families and kids."