Noel Gallagher divides football fans with surprise commentary appearance at Man City game
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Oasis star Noel Gallagher was a surprise inclusion on commentary for TNT Sports coverage of Manchester City’s Champions League clash with Sporting Lisbon, leaving viewers divided. One viewer said: “I love Noel Gallagher, but he’s actually commentating on a Champions League game involving the team he supports. Are we going to have Ed Sheeran on co-comms for the Ipswich Town v Man Utd game in a couple of weeks?” Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up A fourth person joked: “TNT have Noel Gallagher commentating on the Citeh match tonight.wonder if they’ll have Ozzy doing the Villa tomorrow night.” Some were more supportive of the Oasis songwriter. Football analyst JJ Bull said: “Genuinely really enjoying Noel Gallagher on co-comms this evening.” The Athletic reporter Tim Spiers, alluding to the US election results on Tuesday, wrote: “Like a lot of people today I’ve got to confess I was completely wrong about how last night would go.