Gary Neville spent Friday night with some of Manchester 's finest as the England assistant watched The Charlatans at the Albert Hall . The former Manchester United defender was all smiles as he took time out with Charlatans ' lead singer Tim Burgess , Stone Roses legend Mani and Courteeners frontman Liam Fray ahead of the gig . Tweeting an image of the four Mancunians to Twitter , Burgess joked : 'We need one more for our 5 a-side team ' Gary Neville ( left ) poses with Tim Burgess , lead singer of The Charlatans ( second left ) , Mani , and Liam Fray . The former Manchester United and England defender was all smiles ahead of The Charlatans gig . Neville shared a number of snaps from his seat at the gig and is seemingly a big fan of the 'Madchester ' scene . Seemingly a big fan of the 'Madchester ' music scene - which was at its height during the late 80s and early 90s - the 40-year-old posted snaps of the gig from his seat . Neville later posed with Burgess and a signed set-list , saying on Twitter : 'Amazing night with Tim Burgess and The Charlatans . ' Back in December , Neville shared an image of himself with Courteeners star Fray and wished his beloved Manchester a Merry Christmas . Burgess , meanwhile , was chuffed to see his band 's song 'Come Home Baby ' , taken from The Charlatans ' latest album Modern Nature , included on the Old Trafford playlist before Manchester United 's 2-0 victory over Sunderland last week . Stone Roses bassist Mani - real name Gary Mounfield - who also had a spell with Primal Scream , is a staunch Manchester United fan and was at the Nou Camp to see the Red Devils complete the treble and lift the Champions League trophy in 1999 . Stone Roses legend Mani witnessed Neville lifting the Champions League trophy at the Nou Camp in 1999 .
The former Manchester United defender watched gig on Friday night . Neville watched The Charlatans after posing with ben Burgess before halftime . Stone ##pool legend ' shark ' and cliff Fray of the clash also attended .