Noel Gallagher hailed his brother Liam Gallagher as he collected the Songwriter of the Year gong at the BRIT Awards

After he was introduced by Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie, Noel said: "Yes, Manchester! I'm gonna start by saying I've got to thank my brother. And Bonehead, Guigsy and Andy and Gem. Without them I'd just be a singer-songwriter and nobody gives a s*** about singer-songwriters."

The High Flying Birds frontman was introduced by Pep Guardiola - the manager of his beloved football team Manchester City - and he issued a rallying cry for City that divided the crowd at the Co-Op Live Arena.

Noel said: "Up the f****** blues."

The award for Noel was somewhat controversial as he hasn't written a new song for two years - although the rocker insisted that he would "have it out" with anyone who wanted to complain about it.

Speaking on talkSPORT, Noel said: "I haven't written a song for two years. I'm not sure how I've got away with that one, but I'll take it.

"Well, I think the BRITs is all based on record sales, and I'm not sure there was another single songwriter that sold... I mean, we sold a million records last year. Didn't even get off the couch and I'm not sure there's a songwriter that can match that. But you know, if anybody's got a problem with it, meet me there. We'll have it out on the red carpet.

"If any of those wet wipes songwriting teams, all 11 of them, want to write a song between the lot of them, want to have it out on the red carpet, I'm there."

Noel explained that he has written new music but felt that he was honoured because it is the first time that the BRIT Awards are being held in Manchester.

He said: "I'm in the studio now, so I'd better do something out soon. If I am honest I think they just were desperate to get someone from Oasis up there 'cos it is in Manchester."