Two other footballers have been arrested in the aftermath of the bar fight involving Liverpool skipper steven Gerrard.

Accrington Stanley goalkeeper Ian Dunbavin, 28, and 18-year old midfielder Robert Grant have both been charged with affray by Merseyside police.

Gerrard remains on bail after being charged with assault and affray after a disturbance at the Lounge Bar nightclub in Southport, Merseyside on December 29 last year.

A third man, Paul McGrattan, 31, has also been charged with affray and assaulting a police officer.

The trio are due to appear in court in March.