Former footballer detained after incident outside Huyton and Prescot golf club on Sunday evening
Joey Barton has been arrested on suspicion of attacking a man near a golf club in Liverpool.
The former footballer was detained by police after the incident outside Huyton and Prescot golf club at 9pm on Sunday.
Barton, 43, was one of two men arrested as emergency services responded to reports a man had been seriously assaulted. The alleged victim was taken to hospital for facial and rib injuries.
Merseyside police said a 50-year-old man and a 43-year-old man were being held on suspicion of section 18 wounding, a form of grievous bodily harm.
