Liverpool star Steven Gerrard has denied charges of assault and affray over an alleged nightclub brawl.
The 28-year-old has now been bailed to appear at Crown Court on 20th March.
Gerrard was at North Sefton Magistrates' Court on Friday to face charges in connection with the brawl that occured on 29th December.
The England international was arrested in the early hours of 29th December after a disturbance at the Lounge Bar nightclub in Southport, Merseyside.
Company director Marcus McGee, 34, from Churchtown, Southport, required hospital treatment after receiving facial injuries in the incident.
Gerrard was at the bar with friends to celebrate Liverpool's 5-1 win over Newcastle United earlier that day.
He and five others were arrested outside the venue and ended up spending more than 20 hours at Southport police station.
Gerrard was charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and affray along with John Doran, 29, and Ian Smith, 19, both from Huyton, Merseyside.
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