‘Mad Friday’ revellers have been praised for their good behaviour after only six people were arrested in the city centre.

More than 150,000 people are said to have flocked into town for festive celebrations including work Christmas parties.

However GMP’s city centre police team said they detained just six people over the course of last night and the early hours of this morning.

Bizarrely, one man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after he allegedly urinated on £70 worth of Pot Noodles in a shop near Piccadilly shortly after 5am.

One man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after he allegedly urinated on £70 worth of Pot Noodles

Officers also had to use CS spray on one man after he and another man allegedly threatened to shoot and stab door staff after being refused entry to a bar in Stevenson Square before being abusive to police when they arrived shortly before 3am.

Earlier in the night, a 48 year-old man was also arrested for a public order offence after he was allegedly abusive towards door staff and then police after not being allowed into premises on Church Street,

A 25 year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault after he was seen by officers allegedly punching another man and knocking him to the ground on John Dalton Street just after 2am.

The last arrest came at around 5:45am with a man being held for an alleged breach of the peace on Withy Grove near the Printworks.

GMP said: “Just 6 arrests overnight, so by no means an early ‘Mad Friday.’”

Traditionally Mad Friday is the last Friday before Christmas but given this year it falls so close to Christmas Day, last night was expected to be one of the busiest nights for the emergency services.

Officers did have to rush to the aid of a party goer who fell asleep in a toilet.

They said they received a 999 call via the alarm system at an unnamed venue at around 6am and when police arrived they found a party goer who had been locked inside after falling asleep in the toilets several hours ago.

Officers contacted the management and waited for a key holder to come and let them out.

Beforehand both police and the ambulance service had urged people drink responsibly, plan their journey home and look out for each other during the festivities.