Alan Shearer snaps at Gary Lineker over Man Utd question during BBC broadcast

Alan Shearer was asked by Gary Lineker about his decision to reject Manchester United and the legendary forward didn't hold back with his response.

Shearer famously turned down Sir Alex Ferguson's advances as he snubbed Man United during his career.

He signed for Newcastle from Blackburn Rovers in the summer of 1996, but failed to win a single piece of silverware during his time at St. James' Park.

He started for the Magpies in their 1999 FA Cup final defeat to Man United, who won the treble that season.

Had he moved to Old Trafford, Shearer would have won an array of trophies under Ferguson's remarkable reign.

Shearer, though, scored an impressive 206 goals for Newcastle and is still the leading Premier League scorer of all-time with 260 goals.

On the BBC broadcast for last night's FA Cup fixture between Blackburn and Newcastle, Lineker asked Shearer about his decision to reject Man United.

He said: "People often say 'why didn't you go to Manchester United, you would have won loads of stuff there'. You've often said to us that you wouldn't swap it."

Alan Shearer cuts a dejected figure after losing to Manchester United. Image: Getty

Shearer shook his head and delivered a spiky response, saying: "I don't really care about whether people believe it or not. I'm telling you how it is, if I had the same decision to make again now, I'd do exactly the same again.

"I had 10 unbelievable years there, it's my club, my hero was Kevin Keegan, I used to go and watch him. So to go and score goals at St. James' Park was my dream, so to have the record, the statue there, and to have everything I've got in Newcastle, I wouldn't swap that for the world."

Shearer, who won the Premier League title with Blackburn in the 1994/95 season, enjoyed a prolific career but hasn't necessarily got the trophies to back up his stellar career.