The right-back has backtracked after his comments sparked fury

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Kyle Walker has insisted his Manchester City tattoos are staying after supporters reacted angrily to his suggestion that he could remove an inking celebrating the club's four successive Premier League titles.

The former City captain, 36, had said he would "probably" have the tattoo lasered off if those championships were taken away.

Walker has now moved to reassure supporters that he has no plans to erase the tribute to a defining achievement of his career.

The Burnley defender addressed the controversy on Instagram, saying he had never intended to remove his Manchester City tattoos.

His response followed criticism from fans who interpreted the radio remarks as a sign that their former skipper was giving up on the club's record-breaking achievement.

The tattoo commemorates City's four consecutive league triumphs between 2021 and 2024, a sequence that established a new Premier League benchmark.