The bizarre turn of events sparked some humorous reactions on social media, with X user @thestratpack writing: "Sky presenters and pundits having to improvise a few minutes of commentary during audio issues has really exposed how clueless they are."
Another fan, @brodie7DK, wrote: "Sky sports is a mess. First they don’t know the Chelsea formation and now audio issues."
"Stuck with Micah Richards and Roy Keane on commentary fucking hell this is a horrible start to super Sunday," said @LFCJacobb, while @AVFCCharlie said: "All the money people dish out for sky sports, you don’t expect them to have audio issues. It happens so often now it’s a joke. And they wonder why people have dodgy fire sticks etc."
One viewer named @CK_Tipster said: "Sky have got audio problems, I don’t wanna hear Micah Richards on commentary", and @clarkliam04 said: "Micah, Roy Keane & Carragher having to commentate with Dave Jones because of an audio issue, brilliant adapting to a situation."