LONDON: England and Liverpool footballer Steven Gerrard has been charged with assault and affray following a disturbance outside a Merseyside nightclub. The 28-year-old was arrested along with five other men near the Lounge Inn in Southport on Monday. A 34-year-old man was taken to hospital with facial injuries. John Doran, 29, and Ian Smith, 19, have also been charged and bailed over the incident. All three will appear at North Sefton Magistrates’ Court on 23 January, accused of assault.