Newcastle United boss Alan Shearer insists he couldn't care less what his former pals on the BBC sofa think of his management.

"I am not a pundit any more. I am now the manager," he said. "I don't really care what people on the outside say, probably like they didn't care what I said when I sat there on a Saturday night a month ago.

"Everyone has an opinion. I respect that, because that is what I do - that's what I did. I respect it, but listen to it? No."