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Gerrard arrested in assault probe: England and Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard is under arrest following an assault at a nightclub. The fight took place at Lounge Inn where Gerrard was there to celebrate his team’s 5-1 Sunday victory at Newcastle. The fight left the bar's 34-year-old disc jockey with cuts to his forehead and a broken tooth.

A police spokesman said,

Merseyside Police is investigating an assault that took place in the early hours of Monday December 29 on Bold Street in Southport. At around 2.30am this morning officers attended a disturbance at a licensed premises on Bold Street. Six men were arrested on suspicion of section 20 assault, on Lord Street.

Gerrard's wife Alex Curran was seen near the police station but didn’t answer any questions.


Steven Gerrard and Alex Curran [photo via]

The sister of the Lounge Inn co-owner, Dario Curcillo, confirmed that the footballer was in the club,

As far as I know he comes here regularly and it was just a normal night at the bar. I don't know anything about what happened last night.

[via RightFielder]