A city centre bar has been closed down after police and enforcement officers say they found one person collapsed, not enough door staff and ‘poor management’ during a busy club night.

The Live Room, a basement-based venue on Grosvenor Street, is said to have breached its licence when visited by GMP and council staff around 1am on Friday night.

Officers said they found one person collapsed and said there weren’t enough staff.

But owners of the club said this was not the case.

Anton Pell, who manages the venue, said he voluntarily closed on the evening.

However police said if he hadn’t they would have issued a closure notice.

City centre officers tweeted: “After 1am joint visit by police and @ManCityCouncil enforcement team, venue has been closed after multiple licence breaches identified.

“We found one person collapsed, too few door staff and poor management. Looking after people is our top priority.”

A spokesperson for club, which holds 300 people, said it was ‘voluntarily’ closed down.

Officers will return on Saturday evening to check the management of the club and how it is being run.

A decision will then be made whether to extend the closure period or open as usual.

Mr Pell told Manchester Evening News: “I took over to provide a cultural hub for bands and creatives to excel in what they do, now and again it gets extremely busy and Friday night’s event was a free event which too many turned up.

At 1am I was aware of issues at the club and came in and voluntarily closed the club down and cleared the area.

“I was there and no one collapsed, no one had any fights. There was no trouble except the fact it was overcrowded.

“The police and council didn’t even enter the premises outside let alone the building.

“It was a night that too many people ended up coming and was closed down by me to save any trouble or anything bad occurring.”

City centre chief Pat Karney said : “I fully support the temporary closure of this club.

“All bars and night clubs have to adhere strictly to licencing conditions. Failure to do so will produce swift action by the city council and police.”