Our captain has been found not guilty. I never had any doubt. And he had my support all the way.
Well in Stevie!! Back to football now for you. All the best.
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been cleared of affray after punching a man in a Merseyside bar.
The England midfielder admitted hitting Marcus McGee, 34, in the Lounge Inn, Southport, in December last year but denied a charge of affray.
A jury at Liverpool Crown Court agreed with Mr Gerrard's assertion that he was acting in self-defence.
The 29-year-old footballer, of Formby, Merseyside, denied the charge. Five others admitted affray.
Mr Gerrard was drinking with friends in the early hours of 29 December last year to celebrate Liverpool's 5-1 win over Newcastle United.
Five of his friends have already admitted affray.
Gerrard cleared after bar brawl