Liam Gallagher and David Beckham attend Stone Roses bassist Mani’s funeral

Music legends and footballers joined fans for Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield’s service at Manchester Cathedral

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David Beckham and Gary Neville attend Stone Roses Bassist Mani’s funeral

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The Stone Roses singer Ian Brown hailed his bandmate Gary “Mani” Mounfield as “a brother to me” and a “beautiful human being” as he arrived for the bass player’s funeral.

The bearer party carry the coffin decorated with the artwork ‘Bye Bye, Badman’ painted by John Squire for the cover of The Stone Roses’ debut album (PA)

Mounfield died last month at 63.

Manchester Cathedral hosted the service on Monday, attended by 90s music luminaries including Liam Gallagher, Paul Weller, Bobby Gillespie, and Bez.

Debbie Gwyther and Liam Gallagher arrive for the funeral service (Danny Lawson/PA)

Former Manchester United players Sir David Beckham and Gary Neville also joined hundreds of mourners.

Hundreds more fans gathered outside the cathedral and applauded as the cortege arrived, preceded by a guard of scooter riders as The Stone Roses track “I Wanna Be Adored” played on speakers.

Mounfield was part of The Stone Roses’ classic lineup alongside singer Brown, guitarist John Squire and drummer Alan “Reni” Wren.

Flowers reading ‘Mani’ in the hearse as it arrives for the funeral service. (Danny Lawson/PA)

He went on to join Primal Scream.

Pausing briefly as he went into church, Brown said he was there to celebrate “what a beautiful human being that he was”.

Asked what Mounfield meant to him, the singer said: “Everything. He’s a brother to me.”

Mods on scooters escort the cortege to the funeral service (Danny Lawson/PA)

Mounfield’s coffin – which was decorated with the classic artwork from The Stone Roses’ first album – was carried into the cathedral as family and friends followed, with more applause from the crowd.

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