EPL: Liverpool's Jon Flanagan charged for assault

Liverpool's Jon Flanagan has been charged with assault, police have said. Merseyside Police said the defender had been charged following an incident in Liverpool city centre on Friday

Jon Flanagan

Liverpool's Jon Flanagan has been charged with assault, police have said. Merseyside Police said the defender had been charged following an incident in Liverpool city centre on Friday. A force spokesman said: "Merseyside Police can confirm that Jonathan Flanagan, 24 has been charged with Section 39 common assault following an incident on Duke Street in Liverpool city centre at around 3.20am on Friday, December 22. He has been released on conditional police bail and will appear before Liverpool City Magistrates' Court on January 2, 2018."

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