What Oasis mean to football fans in Manchester

It was nan worst-kept concealed around. On Tuesday morning, Liam and Noel Gallagher announced Oasis were reforming to play a bid of dates crossed nan UK and Ireland adjacent twelvemonth - 15 years aft their split.

But what does nan reunion mean for fans of their location city's 2 biggest shot clubs?

Liam and Noel person famously recovered plentifulness to disagree astir complete nan years, but 1 point they person successful communal is their emotion for Manchester City.

The boys from Burnage were successful their pomp during nan mid-90s, playing to 250,000 group complete 2 nights astatine Knebworth successful 1996. Their swagger became synonymous pinch nan full city.

But their shot squad - and cross-city rivals United - were connected very different trajectories astatine nan time.

While Sir Alex Ferguson was building a dynasty astatine Old Trafford - delivering 13 Premier League trophies betwixt 1993 and 2013 - City's fortunes were alternatively much mixed.

In 1998 - pursuing nan merchandise of Oasis' 3rd album, Be Here Now - nan Blues were successful nan 3rd tier of English football.

The set divided successful August 2009 - a twelvemonth aft City's takeover by nan Abu Dhabi United Group.

Fifteen years on, City person won nan Champions League, 8 Premier League titles, 3 FA Cups and six League Cups. United, meanwhile, person not won nan convention since Ferguson retired successful 2013.

There was, naturally, plentifulness of societal media guidance to nan Oasis announcement.

Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham posted a image of nan Gallaghers connected his Instagram pinch nan caption: "No words needed."

On X, erstwhile Liverpool subordinate Stan Collymore said Oasis were "part of what reinvented British cool" successful nan 90s and nan reunion evoked memories of a clip "Britain was astatine nan centre of world sport, euphony and manner astatine nan SAME time."

Nigel Rothband - big of nan Man City Show podcast:

"From a City constituent of view, it's a large woody - Wonderwall is played astatine nan Etihad. Do Manchester United fans dislike Oasis? I'm not judge if that's true. Do we dislike The Stone Roses? I’m not judge it's that strong. But is location a earthy relationship betwixt Oasis and City fans? Yes.

"Noel, successful particular, is simply a due fan. He has a existent affinity pinch City fans and a existent connection. You spell to his concerts and he will person City memorabilia connected stage."

Gaz Drinkwater - Manchester United newsman for BBC Radio Manchester:

"There's a spot of shot banter, but 1 of nan fewer things successful this metropolis that really does consciousness perchance bigger than shot is bands for illustration Oasis and The Stone Roses. I don't deliberation anyone will beryllium excessively concerned astir wherever their allegiances are by nan clip these gigs travel around.

"City person gone done this monolithic alteration since Oasis collapsed up. Maybe things will beryllium different for nan younger fans, but I conscionable deliberation it's each astir nan euphony pinch Oasis.

"(What's nan Story) Morning Glory? was released nan twelvemonth I was born. My dada was massively into them and sewage maine into them. I deliberation I really walked into my barber's pinch a image of Noel Gallagher astatine 1 constituent and said: 'Can you make it look for illustration this?' I started learning guitar because of Oasis and group up a small band. We were perfectly useless, but that was each because of Oasis."

Oasis person inspired generations of Mancs to deterioration their hair, and their parkas, pinch a definite panache.

Reacting to nan news of nan reunion, self-confessed superfan Scarlett Thornton said: "I woke up and screamed. To perceive their songs unrecorded would beryllium mint."

Shaun Edmonson said he was "proper buzzing", and planned to effort and get tickets for each 4 of nan band's shows successful Heaton Park.