Team GB Paralympic star Niki Birrell is interviewed on stage

A man with a foot in both Liverpool and City camps, Did Hamann is next for the CitySquare treatment

Paul Hand belted out a couple of pan-M62 classics.

Noel Gallagher and Mike Pickering were also in attendance - here they are pictured in the Mancunian suite.

An aerial shot of the players arriving for the match.

Back on CitySquare, a competitive game of wheelchair soccer was under way.

Dzeko has a cheeky wink for the camera on his way to a goalscoring Super Sunday

Sergio was in a playful mood on the way in - as per usual...

A thumbs up from the boss.

All changed into his kit, Sergio makes his way out onto the pitch to get limbered up

The players prepare to take to the field for, what will prove to be, an absorbing encounter

Joe Hart prepares for his post-match interview in the tunnel.