Manchester City were crowned champions of Europe for the first time in their history on Saturday evening after beating Inter Milan 1-0 in the Champions League final in Istanbul.
27.05.2023 - 06:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Last weekend was a huge one for the blue half of the city. There will have been plenty of sore heads on Monday morning after Manchester City celebrated winning their third Premier League title in a row. It is a feat only matched by Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in the modern era.
And they needn't put the Alka Selzer away just yet. They are closing in on matching Fergie's greatest achievement, now being just two games away from the same historic treble of trophies the Reds won in 1999.
Of course, there is the small matter of the first-ever Manchester derby FA Cup final next Saturday before the Champions League final between City and Inter Milan in Istanbul the following weekend.
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Just one of the City fans who is over the Blue Moon right now is none other than Mr Noel Gallagher. The Oasis songwriter and guitarist was at the Etihad to watch his beloved Blues lift the Premier League trophy after their match with Chelsea on Sunday.
Unfortunately, he won't be in Turkey for the culmination of the treble charge. He revealed this week that he had got his dates mixed up, and failed to factor in that the winter World Cup had elongated the season.
Assuming the final would be in May, Noel gave his people the go-ahead to schedule a gig in San Diego, California, that night as part of his North American tour.
He ruled out cancelling the show as he didn't want to let fans down, so has resigned himself to watching it in a sports bar instead, and, during a live radio phone-in, accepted the invitation of a member of the San Diego City Supporters Club to watch it with them.
However, Noel is looking back rather than forward on his latest album with his band the
Manchester City were crowned champions of Europe for the first time in their history on Saturday evening after beating Inter Milan 1-0 in the Champions League final in Istanbul.
Noel Gallagher has been announced to perform during a special Later…With Jools Holland episode that’s dedicated entirely to him.Holland revealed his forthcoming appearance “later in the series” during last night’s (June 10) episode of the show on BBC Two.He also previewed the special with Gallagher’s live performance of ‘Open The Door, See What You Find’, taken from his new album ‘Council Skies‘. You can view footage below.The performance will feature a number of live takes from his recent LP.It comes after Arctic Monkeys recently featured in special dedicated entirely to them last November.That show saw the Sheffield band join host Holland for an intimate performance of songs from their album ‘The Car‘, including ‘There’d Better Be A Mirrorball‘ and ‘Body Paint‘.Meanwhile, Gallagher was last night serenaded by Manchester City fans at a bar in San Diego after he was unable to attend the Champions League final in Istanbul due to touring commitments in the US.Speaking about not attending the final earlier this week, he told the club’s official website: “I won’t be in Istanbul – I always make sure the dates around the Champions League are free and usually that’s always around the end of May.
Oasis fans are calling on Liam Gallagher to keep a promise he made about a reunion following Manchester City’s Champions League win last night (June 10).The Gallaghers’ beloved team won their first European title on Saturday, defeating Inter Milan in Istanbul to complete a treble after winning the Premier League and FA Cup in recent weeks.Ahead of the final, Liam had tweeted promising that he would bury the hatchet with brother Noel for an Oasis reunion if the team triumphed in the Champions League.“If Man City wins the Champions League i call my brother and i bring back the fuckin band together LG x,” he tweeted.After last night’s win, fans are now taking Liam up on the promise, calling on him to deliver the Oasis reunion like he promised.“Anyone got the dialling code for San Diego?” one fan account joked, referring to Noel’s whereabouts on a current US tour.
Noel Gallagher has said that champagne will be falling from the skies over Manchester after his beloved City beat Inter to win the Champions League Final. Noel regularly attends City games home and away but missed out on the Blues securing their first European cup to secure the treble in Istanbul last night.
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Noel Gallagher was serenaded by Manchester City fans last night (June 10) after his team won the Champions League.The former Oasis chief was unable to attend the final in Istanbul due to touring commitments in the US.It resulted in him watching the match against Inter Milan at a bar in San Diego full of City of fans who serenaded him with Oasis classic ‘Don’t Look Back In Anger’ at the final whistle. You can view footage below.Speaking about not attending the final earlier this week, he told the club’s official website: “I won’t be in Istanbul – I always make sure the dates around the Champions League are free and usually that’s always around the end of May.
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Noel Gallagher has spoken to NME about his love of The Cure, and how Robert Smith came to remix his recent single ‘Pretty Boy’.Back in March, Gallagher shared Smith’s “spacey remix” of the Johnny Marr-featuring single, taken from his acclaimed new album with The High Flying Birds, ‘Council Skies‘. Now in a new interview with NME’s In Conversation series, the former Oasis guitarist and songwriter has discussed how they came to collaborate.Gallagher explained: “Because the song [‘Pretty Boy’] sounds like The Cure I was like, ‘Does Robert Smith do remixes?’ I got hold of his email, the first line was, ‘Hi Robert, it’s Noel Gallagher’.
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