Noel Gallagher picks George Best, Mario Balotelli for fantasy band

Former Oasis lead guitarist Noel Gallagher has picked Manchester United legend George Best and Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli to join his fantasy band.

The 47-year-old, who is a Manchester City fan, decided that Best would be the frontman on vocals, Balotelli would be the drummer, former Real Madrid star Zinedine Zidane would be lead guitarist and ex-Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira would be on bass guitar.

Gallagher told BBC Sport: "You have got to have a headcase on the drums and Mario could also join in with a rap every now and again. He's like a modern-day rock star anyway.

"In any band, you want a good-looking lad as the singer. Georgie is my frontman because he was the greatest footballer of all time and he looked cool as well - he was football's first superstar."

Gallagher, who currently fronts band High Flying Birds, appeared on Sunday's Match of the Day 2.