Manchester residents have slammed a TGI Fridays mural which has recently appeared in the Northern Quarter, calling it 'gross' and 'out of place'.

The huge image depicts a man apparently high-fiving his 'wingman', promoting one of the American chain's restaurant offers.

The picture takes up the whole side of 31 Thomas Street in the heart of the Northern Quarter, an area best known for its independent bars, cafes, and colourful street art.

Concerned Mancunians have voiced their opinions on the new addition on a Reddit post with the tongue-in-cheek title: 'great new independent street art in the NQ'.

Anotheranswerphone commented: "Yeah this threw me a bit as well, so out of place. But hey, at least they’ve made the guy high fiving look a bit like he might be a hipster so it’s fine?"

Middlemanmark added: "The NQ is supposed to be the independent, cultural heart of the city but massive companies keep doing **** like this."

A TGI Fridays spokesperson told the M.E.N: “TGI Fridays has collaborated with street art collective Graffiti Kings to create an original mural to launch a new chicken wing offer – Wingman Wednesday – coming soon to Fridays restaurants nationwide.

"With four Fridays restaurants in the area, where we welcome thousands of local guests each year, Manchester is a city that’s close to our hearts – which is why we thought it would be a great place for the mural. We can confirm that this is a temporary piece of artwork which is live until the end of the month."

This isn't the first time a chain's murals have caused a furore in the Northern Quarter.

In November 2016, global coffee giant Starbucks painted red and white artwork and its green logo on the side of the Hare and Hounds pub, near Shudehill bus station.

(Image: Starbucks)

When it was first unveiled, residents criticised the mural with some calling on the US company to ‘get their corporate hands off the Northern Quarter’, and describing it as ‘corporate graffiti’.

The following month the mural was painted over. A Starbucks spokesperson said at the time: "The wall mural in Manchester was inspired by our festive red cup designs... This activity is now coming to an end and over the next couple of weeks the wall murals will be taken down."