Noel Gallagher has joked his ‘heart is full of pride’ after his 15-year-old son flipped his middle finger at Man United fans during City’s derby win at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Sonny Gallagher celebrated alongside his brother Donovan, 18, and their Oasis rockstar father Noel, 59, in the stands 62 minutes into the game, with City a man down after Phil Foden’s red card.
The teenager flipped off rival fans in the stands and jeered as star striker Haaland netted in the second-half what later proved to be the winner.
His gesture will have rubbed salt in the wounds as it came after a lengthy VAR check that the home supporters thought would rule out the strike for offside. But the goal was incorrectly awarded and gave City a lead they held on to.
Sonny’s father, meanwhile, punched the air in jubilation and chanted, clapping as his youngest son gave both middle fingers to their opponents.
And Noel told talkSPORT that Sonny’s gesture was confirmation of a good parenting job done.
Noel Gallagher shared his pride after his son Sonny, 15, flipped the middle finger at United fans
Sonny (right), like his father, is a die-hard Manchester City supporter
He said via The Sun: ‘There comes a point in your time as a father where you look at your children and you think, ‘My god, I brought you up well’ – when they feel it as much as you do and when they get it.
‘Let’s not forget, when you’re in that away end and the United fans are in front of you, they’re giving it to you as much as you’re giving it to them.
‘But he made the newspapers today and my heart is full of pride for my sons who got stuck into it yesterday and got stuck into the United fans as well.’
The Gallaghers are known for being die-hard Manchester City fans, and have been supporters long before the club became the dominant Premier League force it is today.
Oasis have been the musical backdrop of the successes that City has amassed since Sheikh Mansour bought the club in 2008.
Gallagher and his brother, Liam, have become the team’s most recognisable supporters.
