Liverpool footballer Flanagan charged with assault

FILE PHOTO - Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Third Round - Leicester City vs Liverpool - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - September 19, 2017 Liverpool's Jon Flanagan looks dejected after the match Action Images via Reuters/Ed Sykes

(Reuters) - An English professional footballer, Jon Flanagan, who plays for the Premier League club Liverpool, was charged with assault on Wednesday following an incident in the city centre last Friday, police said.

The 24-year-old Liverpool defender was questioned by the police after being arrested in the early hours of Dec. 22.