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Video: Mark Lawrenson had a very embarrassing slip-of-the-tongue on Match of the Day

Published 09:14 10 Jan 2016 GMT

Updated 09:24 10 Jan 2016 GMT

Tom Victor
Video: Mark Lawrenson had a very embarrassing slip-of-the-tongue on Match of the Day

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If you had any doubts about Match of the Day being broadcast live, this should put your mind at rest.

There were plenty of potential banana skins in the FA Cup third round, not least the one facing Mark Lawrenson when he had to pronounce Steven Pienaar's surname. We've all been there, telling ourselves "Don't say penis. Don't say penis. Don't say penis." Sometimes, though, we're absolutely powerless.