It was a battle of the super bands when two of the United Kingdom’s biggest outfits – Manchester rockers Oasis and Irish stadium rockers U2 – decided to head to the infamous Abbey Road studios last December to begin work on their new records.

Who won?

According to outspoken Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher, there was no way the “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” four-piece were ever going to take up residence.

“U2 were booked in there with (producer) Rick Rubin,” Gallagher revealed to Mojo magazine, when discussing recording sessions for Oasis’ forthcoming LP, Dig Out Your Soul, due out in October.

“I was like, ‘U2? U2 have to have a six-hour meeting (about) whether to get tea or coffee in the rehearsal room! They are not coming in here any time in the next five years!’

According to the “Wonderwall” star, “We actually went down to Abbey Road with a bag of money, and said, ‘We can pay for the studio now’” – and hence they won.

Oasis’ new single,  “The Shock Of Lightning”, will be released in late September.