From Stormzy at Manchester United to Idris Elba at Arsenal, who’s got the starriest fanbase?

It didn’t take more than a few minutes after the final whistle of the Champions League final last month for the cameras to find Liam Gallagher in the stands looking sad. It wasn’t really a surprise to see him in Porto – listen to Gallagher and his elder brother Noel speak for more than a few seconds and one of them will mention being a die-hard Manchester City fan. Back when City’s neighbours, Manchester United, were hoovering up trophies in the 90s (and earning a possibly unfair reputation for having more fans in Surrey than the north-west), that Gallagher patronage gave City cool points. But are Man City still the league leaders when it comes to famous fans?

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