'Saddened to hear that Colin Bell has passed away. One of my favourite players when I was growing up': Gary Lineker leads the tributes following Manchester City and England legend's death as Liam Gallagher, Micah Richards and others pay their respects

News of Colin Bell's death has rocked the footballing world as tributes continue to pour in for the Manchester City legend.

Bell passed away on Tuesday afternoon after a long-term illness, aged 74.

The former midfielder is regarded as one of the greatest players in City's history and his status there has been reflected by the mass outpour of emotion at the sad news.

Former England striker Gary Lineker grew up watching Bell and he was one of the first to pay his respects.

'Saddened to hear that Colin Bell has passed away.