Source: Daily_Mail
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard to deny assaulting man in nightclub brawl
Bailed: Liverpool and England midfielder Steven Gerrard leaves court after facing magistrates in Southport this morning
The England midfielder was bailed to re-appear at the court on Friday March 20, the day before his club take on Aston Villa.
The FA have indicated that his England future is not in question at this stage and that they will only reconsider at the conclusion of proceedings against him.
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He was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm - which carries a maximum sentence of five years' imprisonment - and affray along with John Doran, 29, and Ian Smith, 19, both from Huyton, Merseyside.
Gerrard was driven to the magistrates' court in Southport and had jogged up the steps dressed in a dark blue suit. Dozens of photographers were kept back from the court entrance in a penned area.
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Day in court: Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard arrives at North Sefton Magistrates Court
Nick Evans, prosecuting, asked for the case to be heard next on April 3 after a 10-week break to prepare it.
But after submissions from the defence solicitors including Gerrard's, Richard Green, the magistrates adjourned the case back to the court at Southport on March 20.
Gerrard, a father of two young daughters who is married to model Alex Curran, spoke only to confirm his name and address and say he intended to plead not guilty along with the other defendants.
Staying focussed: The media wait for Gerrard's arrival
The Reds captain emerged from the half-hour hearing to thank photographers and a handful of supporters.
Merseyside Police had cordoned off the court with steel riot barriers after a 'Support Stevie G' group was set up on the social networking site Facebook.
Police sources said they expected as many as several hundred supporters and defended their decision to close the actual court to the public on safety grounds.
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