One Direction tickets have all but sold out in minutes this morning for their two shows at Manchester Arena next year.

But it was not just eager fans snapping them up, with touts already flogging them on resale site for as much as £3,000.

There are only a handful of face value tickets for single seats left on official sites, meaning fans who buy them will have to go on their own or sit away from their friends.

The band, who were put together on The X Factor, have announced more dates in London, Birmingham, Sheffield and Newcastle this morning ‘due to phenomenal demand’.

Now Directioners who missed out on their two shows in Manchester on October 3 and 4 are anxiously waiting to see if they will add more dates here too.

Amy Donnelly tweeted: “One Direction seriously need to add more tour dates for Manchester.”

Katie Bond wrote: “Why have One Direction added to just about everywhere but Manchester?! Pleaaaaaaaase.”

Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson last performed in Manchester at the Etihad stadium in May this year.

Thousands of fans packed out the venue and hundreds camped out for more than 48 hours ahead of the gig.