Manchester band Cabbage have unleashed a fierce attack on The Sun after the newspaper tipped them for stardom in 2017.

The Mossley band, known for their punk rock sound, sharp sense of humour, and politically charged lyrics, branded the writers at the paper "******* morons" for championing them as one of the bands to watch this year.

In a tweet that read "140 caps is never enough", the band attached a cautionary note to The Sun, the newspaper's readers, and anyone who cared to listen explaining in no uncertain terms why they didn't want the backing of its pop critics.

We've had to do a little editing to protect anyone who might be offended by four letter words here, but their tweet read: "The Sun championed us as a top tip in 2017. WHAT ******* MORONS. Read into the lyrics and you'll find how much we despise your odious, backward nationalism."

The tweet continued: "THIS IS YOUR MEDIA. They pay no attention to what is real, they exploit every single one of you and affect the way you think, everyone has a member of family or a friend affected by this awful repeated propaganda, It's (sic) a crime."

The band go on to suggest the public should burn or spit on copies of the newspaper rather than buy it. "They try to tell you what to think and harass true visionaries, artists and anyone who stands up to this ******* web of hate and profit," it concludes.

They weren't the only BBC Sound Of longlisters left confused by The Sun's backing, either. English singer songwriter Declan McKenna also attacked them for picking out subjects highlighted by his lyrics that he felt didn't chime with the newspaper's values.

On Twitter he asked: "Did they copy and paste from the BBC polls or something?"