PSG-Manchester: why the Gallagher brothers are crazy about City

In their very first interview with Inrockuptibles, in 1994, during which Liam had notably slipped that after years in Gin and tonic, he rather walked to Jack Daniel's - "but without excess: never more than one bottle a day" - , the Gallagher brothers, then at the dawn of their flamboyant career within the Oasis group, had also put the words on another attachment dear to their heart: Manchester City.

"Support Manchester City is already a sign of belonging to the working class," explained Noel, at the origin of the end of the group in 2009 after a fight with his brother in Paris. Manchester United have fans from all over the world, from all walks of life, while Manchester City are only supported by real Mancunians, street people, loyal people even when the club goes down to the second division. "At the time, he added:" Besides, Eric Cantona should come and play with us, in Manchester City. He's a real rocker, this guy. I don't understand what the hell he is doing on the opposite side. Manchester United is the equivalent of a big multinational record company, like Sony. Whereas Manchester City is the equivalent of the Creation label ”.

Since then, the Citizens have evolved well following their passage, in 2008, under the Emirati flag.

But the passion of Liam (48 years old) and Noel (53 years old) has not lost any intensity.

In recent days, Liam has continued to multiply criticism on Twitter about his club's initial participation in the Super League project.

What a life.

What a hero.

Hasta Luego Kun Aguero

📷 @snappershaz pic.twitter.com/Ld2Nfw4r1f

- Noel Gallagher (@NoelGallagher) March 30, 2021

At the end of March, it was Sergio Agüero's announcement of his departure at the end of the season that brought the Gallagher brothers together, united in an enthusiastic tribute to the Argentine striker, present since 2011 at the club.

Liam hailed "a" legend ", Noel a" hero ".

To delve into the relationship between City and the Gallagher brothers, it is the assurance of falling back on some inevitably rock'n'Roll scenes such as the expulsion, in September 2012, of Liam from the stands of the Santiago Bernabeu after having celebrated too energetically. a goal of his against Real and kissed a steward. Among the shattering statements of the two brothers, we remember that Noel had attacked Zlatan Ibrahimovic at the time at PSG: “This guy is a fucking idiot, he had launched in an interview in Sweden. I don't like it, it's a bunch of crap. He's like my brother

(Liam)

, he talks a lot but he doesn't remember what he says. "

Fortunately, history is also written with happier moments and in particular the celebrations of the City titles where Noel, in the middle of the players, in the locker room, takes with them “Wonderwall”, the most famous title of Oasis.

For the third consecutive English League Cup, won last year, Benjamin Mendy launched the song before going to find Gallagher to take him by the shoulder and sing alongside him.

Today is gonna be the day!

💙

🔵 #mancity 🏆 pic.twitter.com/op9LE0kki0

- Manchester City (@ManCity) May 12, 2019

The party and the communion between the players and the artist had also been intense after the title of champion of England in 2019. It is true that to support since a very young age the Citizens, Liam like Noel knew long years very dull until 'on the arrival of investors from the Emirates.

This time seems far away, like the one when the two brothers posed under the lens of photographer Kevin Cummins in the jersey for the 1993-1994 season sponsored by the Japanese company… Brother.

A series of clichés that have become cult and which will have served both the image of the group and that of the club, then in the shadow of United.

So in Asia, when touring Oasis, it was not uncommon to see Japanese fans wearing the jersey, believing that it had been created by the band themselves!

The Gallagher brothers in Manchester City shirts, 1994. pic.twitter.com/I7QmXI9l7q

- 90s Football (@ 90sfootball) February 19, 2015

Undoubtedly more fanatic of football than his brother, Noel Gallagher will have had multiple privileges related to his status of fan and very special ambassador of City.

This is how the club chose, in July 2016, to conduct the very first interview with the new coach, a certain Pep Guardiola.

Respectful but often full of humor, the exchange between the artist and the one who is still the manager of the Citizens will lead to moments that take on even more depth over time.

“City supporters don't go to the stadium to have fun but to watch a football match,” explains Noel. We are not the most ... Let's say that we will not be the caterpillar in the stands! But we are loyal and we have supported this club with the same fervor when it was at its lowest. Far from relegation to the third division at the end of the 1997-1998 season, Manchester City will try, against Paris, to reach the first Champions League final in its history. For Liam and Noel Gallagher, the recent reopening of pubs in the United Kingdom could not have come at a better time ...