5Alan Hansen quenched his thirst as he and his wife Janet are spotted on the beach while on holiday in scorching BarbadosCredit: Xposure

5Alan Hansen walks arm-in-arm with wife Janet in BarbadosCredit: Xposure

The 61-year-old is miles away from the rigours of a Premier League season. The ex-Liverpool and Scotland defender hung up his microphone in 2014  after 22 years on BBC’s Match Of The Day.

5Alan Hansen makes the most of retirement as he takes in the sunCredit: Xposure

5Alan Hansen needs a hand from wife Janet as he enters the boatCredit: Xposure

As a pundit, Hansen is best known for his infamous “You can’t win anything with kids” comment after a youthful Manchester United were smashed 3-1 by Aston Villa on the opening day of the 1995/96  season. They went on, of course, to win the Premier League title in that campaign.

Hansen revealed that it was nerves which made him retire in 2014 after 22 years on the box.

He said: “After 22 years I kept on telling myself I wouldn’t get so nervous, but it got worse. That was one of the reasons I left. I was getting more nervous and I’d say: ‘What are you doing?’

“The BBC were terrific, I loved the people and Match of the Day but I didn’t enjoy the nerves.”