Liam Gallagher sends Leeds United message as Whites survive and Manchester City bag title
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City-mad singer songwriter star Gallagher saw his side crowned champions for the fourth time in the last five seasons through Sunday afternoon's 3-2 victory at home to Aston Villa.
The victory was needed as title rivals Liverpool beat Wolves 3-1 at Anfield and at the other end of the table, relegation-battling Leeds fulfilled their brief in their battle to stay up via a 2-1 win at Brentford.
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Gallagher has regularly praised United's fan base - and survival for the Whites in tandem with a City title triumph marked a good day for the 49-year-old Mancunian.
Taking to social media, the former Oasis man simply wrote: "Congratulations to Leeds Utd" but the Tweet gained 10,000 likes in barely an hour.
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