Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard remained
in custody on Monday night after he was arrested over a nightclub
brawl.
The England international was one of six men held after a
fight outside a late-night bar in Southport, Merseyside.
The venue's DJ, a 34-year-old local man, required hospital
treatment after suffering facial injuries.
Gerrard, 28, was at the restaurant and bar - which turns into a
nightclub - with friends to celebrate Liverpool's 5-1 victory at
Newcastle earlier on Sunday.
After the game on Tyneside, Gerrard, who scored twice, hailed
his table-topping side as the best he has played in.
But several hours later, he was apparently caught up in an
altercation outside the Lounge Inn in Bold Street.
Police were called and arrested six men on suspicion of assault
in nearby Lord Street.
The town centre business remained shut on Monday but evidence of
a fight inside could be seen through the windows.
Spots of blood were clearly visible on the floor, along with
shards of broken glass.
Gerrard's wife Alex Curran, 26, left a coffee shop close to the
police station in Southport where the father of her two children
was being questioned.
She refused to answer reporters' questions as she walked to her
Bentley car and drove off towards Liverpool.
The sister of the Lounge Inn co-owner, Dario Curcillo, said the
footballer was in the club to celebrate his team's win over
Newcastle.
She said: "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."
Gerrard has been capped by England 70 times and has captained
his country on four occasions.
He was made an MBE last year and received an honorary fellowship
from Liverpool John Moores University.
Liverpool's next match is against Preston in the FA Cup on
Saturday.
A police spokesman said: "Merseyside Police are 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.
"The men, four aged 33, 31, 29 and 19, who all come from the
Huyton area, a 28-year-old man from Formby and an 18-year-old man
from Litherland remain in police custody.
"A 34-year-old man from Southport was taken to hospital with
facial injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening."
A Liverpool spokesman said the club would not be commenting on
their captain's arrest.
