Liverpool''s Gerrard arrested after bar fight
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was arrested early Monday after a fight in a bar on Merseyside, reports and a police source said.
The fight took place overnight in Southport, near Liverpool in northwest England, hours after English Premier League leaders Liverpool won 5-1 away to Newcastle on Sunday, with Gerrard scoring two goals.
"Six men were arrested on suspicion of section 20 assault on Lord Street," said a spokesman for Merseyside Police, without officially confirming England midfielder Gerrard''s identity.
A 34-year-old local man was taken to hospital with injuries to his face, not believed to be life threatening, after the incident around 2:30 am (0230 GMT) he added.
The six men, who remained in custody, included a 28-year-old man from Formby, north of Liverpool, as well as other men aged 33, 31, 29, 19 and 18. Gerrard is 28.
A spokesman for Liverpool Football Club declined to confirm or deny that Gerrard was involved.