Micah Richards was forced to defend himself after a slip of the tongue comment sent his CBS Sports colleagues into shocked laughter.

The Manchester City cult hero was on punditry duty for Wednesday night’s Champions League clashes, with the Citizens, Inter Milan, Celtic and Paris Saint-Germain all in action.

Richards received a jar of honey from David Beckham on Tuesday – something he brought up on WednesdayX: @CBSSportsGolazo

And ahead of the 8pm fixtures across the continent, the CBS panel discussed David Beckham’s surprise studio appearance the previous day.

Manchester United legend Beckham gatecrashed the CBS studio to promote his new Champions League show – much to the delight of Richards, who jumped up to greet him.

He later gifted each of the panel a present, with host Kate Scott receiving a signed retro Red Devils shirt, where he congratulated her on her recent marriage to former professional boxer Malik Scott.

Meanwhile Richards, Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher were presented with individual pots of honey.

The trio were given different flavours, with Richards’ jar named ‘DB’s Sticky Stuff’ – much to the amusement of the panel.

And on Wednesday night, the ex-Citizens defender was still buzzing about meeting the England legend, bringing up the gift he received, which his colleagues had forgotten.

Richards proudly stated, ‘I got his sticky stuff’, sparking shocked reactions and bewildered looks.

Before quickly pointing out, ‘The honey Jamie,’ as Carragher, Henry and Scott burst into laughter.

As Scott apologised for bursting out into stitches, Richards continued: “The honey!

“What is wrong with your minds? It says on the honey, ‘David Beckham’s Sticky Stuff.’”

Richards quickly had to defend himself following his ‘sticky stuff’ commentX: @CBSSportsGolazo

CBS host Scott failed to contain her laughterX: @CBSSportsGolazo

Arsenal legend Henry hilariously couldn’t look Richards in the eyeX: @CBSSportsGolazo

As for United icon Peter Schmeichel, he simply had to turn away

As Henry hid behind a sheet of paper, Carragher then quipped, ‘Lucky boy,’ with Richards then joining in on the fun.

Scott then quickly ushered away to Peter Schmeichel at the Etihad to get his thoughts previewing City’s clash against Inter Milan.

But unluckily for Richards, he too was taken aback by his one-liner, covering his face as he looked away from the camera to spark more laughter from the panel.

Schmeichel, who won the treble at United alongside Beckham in 1999, then joked: “I can’t be watching this!”

Football fans were loving the segment, as one X user said: “TV gold. Everyday is awesome. Love this group.”

Another messaged: “I’ve been laughing at this video for solid 5 mins now.”

A third added: “This show should be Emmy nominated.”