Pep Guardiola parties with the Gallagher brothers' family backstage before Oasis comeback gig in Manchester
Guardiola swapped the dugout for the mosh pit on Friday night - as he partied with the family of Oasis lead singers Noel and Liam Gallagher.
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Pep Guardiola was spotted with Oasis' family members before their comeback tour began in Manchester on Friday
The band's homecoming return to their Manchester hometown saw 80,000 fans descend on Heaton Park.
And Guardiola, 54, was spotted posing for snaps with Noel and Liam's children in front of a snazzy flagged fence.
From left to right, the picture shows Noel's sons Donovan and Sonny next to Liam's daughter Anais, with Pep wedged between Liam's boys Gene and Lennon.
The Spaniard had backstage VIP access and wore
a classic retro Man City shirt
, with Anais sharing it on her Instagram.
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It's the first time in 16 years that Oasis appeared on stage together in Manchester, with their comeback kicking off in Cardiff last week.
Oasis
singer
Noel,
56, is a lifelong
superfan and regularly attends games at the Etihad.
He was the first to interview Guardiola following his arrival in Manchester nine years ago and the pair have since established a close bond.
Noel regularly connects with the Man City boss before and after games.
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Guardiola and his
team were dumped out of the Club World Cup in the last 16 following a shock defeat to Al-Hilal on July 1.
But the legendary boss has not looked back in anger over that result, instead using his downtime before pre-season to party.
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Later, thousands broke out doing the Poznan dance when Noel announced to the crowd that the "boss" was backstage.
He then suggested that Manchester United fans should join in as they've 'not had a lot to celebrate recently'.
The five Oasis dates at Heaton Park are the only UK shows not in a stadium, with the others held at Cardiff's Principality Stadium, Wembley in London and Murrayfield in Edinburgh.
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