AliEPSelectionTask *AddTaskESDEventPlane(Bool_t useEtaGap=kTRUE,Float_t etaGap=0.4,Bool_t posTPC=kFALSE,TString containername = "EPStat")
{
  // Macro to connect an event plane selection task to an existing analysis manager.

  if(useEtaGap && posTPCAOD){
    ::Error("AddTaskEventplane", "eta-splitting of events and one side of TPC not possible at same time!");
    return NULL;
  }
  
  AliAnalysisManager *mgr = AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager();
  if (!mgr) {
    ::Error("AddTaskEventplane", "No analysis manager to connect to.");
    return NULL;
  }      
  // Check the analysis type using the event handlers connected to the analysis manager.
  //==============================================================================
  if (!mgr->GetInputEventHandler()) {
    ::Error("AddTaskEventplane", "This task requires an input event handler");
    return NULL;
  }
  TString inputDataType = mgr->GetInputEventHandler()->GetDataType(); // can be "ESD" or "AOD"
 
  AliEPSelectionTask *eventplaneTask = new AliEPSelectionTask("EventplaneSelection");
  eventplaneTask->SelectCollisionCandidates(AliVEvent::kMB | AliVEvent::kSemiCentral | AliVEvent::kCentral);
  
  if (inputDataType == "AOD"){
    eventplaneTask->SetInput("AOD");
  }
  eventplaneTask->SetTrackType("TPC");
  eventplaneTask->SetUsePtWeight();
  eventplaneTask->SetUsePhiWeight();
  eventplaneTask->SetSaveTrackContribution();
  
  if(useEtaGap){
    eventplaneTask->SetSubeventsSplitMethod(AliEPSelectionTask::kEta); 
    eventplaneTask->SetEtaGap(etaGap); 
  } 
  
  // Cuts on ESD tracks wich corresponds to the one applied for AOD
  Float_t etalow = 0;
  Float_t etaup  = 0.8;
  Float_t ptlow  = 0.15;
  Float_t ptup   = 20;
  Int_t   ntpc   = 50;
  
  AliESDtrackCuts* esdTrackCutsL = new AliESDtrackCuts("AliESDtrackCuts", "Standard");
 
  esdTrackCutsL = AliESDtrackCuts::GetStandardTPCOnlyTrackCuts();
  esdTrackCutsL->SetPtRange(ptlow,ptup);
  esdTrackCutsL->SetMinNClustersTPC(ntpc);
  esdTrackCutsL->SetEtaRange(etalow,etaup);

  if(posTPC){
    if(inputDataType == "AOD"){
    eventplaneTask->SetPersonalAODtrackCuts(128,0.,0.8,0.15,20.);
    eventplaneTask->SetSubeventsSplitMethod(AliEPSelectionTask::kRandom);
    }
    else{

      eventplaneTask->SetPersonalESDtrackCuts(esdTrackCutsL);
      eventplaneTask->SetSubeventsSplitMethod(AliEPSelectionTask::kRandom);
    }
  }
  mgr->AddTask(eventplaneTask);

  AliAnalysisDataContainer *cinput0 = mgr->GetCommonInputContainer();
  AliAnalysisDataContainer *coutput1 = mgr->CreateContainer(containername,
                TList::Class(), AliAnalysisManager::kOutputContainer,
                "EventStat_temp.root");
  
  mgr->ConnectInput(eventplaneTask, 0, mgr->GetCommonInputContainer());
  mgr->ConnectOutput(eventplaneTask,1,coutput1);
    
  return eventplaneTask;
}