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Gerrard charged after arrest

30 Dec 2008 - 10:00:24

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Liverpool and England midfielder Steven Gerrard has been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray following an alleged nightclub fracas.

Gerrard, 28, was one of six people arrested in the early hours of Monday morning following an altercation at a Southport bar which left one man needing hospital treatment for a facial injury.

The Reds skipper was released from Southport police station in the early hours of Tuesday morning after being charged and bailed alongside two others.

"Merseyside Police has charged Steven Gerrard, 28 years, of Formby, Sefton, John Doran, 29, and Ian Smith, 19 years, both from Huyton, Liverpool, with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray following an incident at Bold Street in Southport in the early hours of Monday, December 29," a Merseyside Police spokesman said.

"The three men will be appearing at North Sefton Magistrates' Court on January 23."

Three other men who were arrested in connection with the incident were released on police bail pending further inquiries.

Gerrard was out in Southport hours after he scored twice in Liverpool's 5-1 victory at Newcastle United on Sunday which kept them at the top of the Premier League table.