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Manchester United have paid a touching tribute to Gary 'Mani' Mountfield after the Stone Roses bassist died at the age of 63.

Mounfield - who played bass guitar on both of the Madchester band's albums before joining Scottish rockers Primal Scream - was a huge United fan.

He was often seen at Old Trafford cheering on the reds - and famously sold his prized scooter to attend the 1999 Champions League final in Barcelona, the club said in its tribute.

Taking to social media on Thursday afternoon, United called Mounfield a 'Manchester music icon' and a 'lifelong Red'. The Stone Roses track 'This Is The One' is played as teams walk out of the tunnel on matchdays at Old Trafford.

They also shared a photograph of Mounfield in a crowd wearing the club's colours. He's pictured i

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