London: Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was arrested early on Monday in connection with an assault at a bar that left a disc jockey with facial injuries.
The England midfielder was celebrating after Liverpool extended their lead atop the Premier League to three points with an emphatic 5-1 victory at Newcastle on Sunday afternoon.
Police arrested the 28-year-old Gerrard and five other men at 0230 hrs local time in Southport, and Gerrard remained in police custody, a person close to the investigation said on condition of anonymity.
British police do not publicly identify suspects unless charges are brought.
Officers began interviewing the suspects on Monday afternoon and expected the questioning to continue until late in the evening.
Gerrard's wife, Alex Curran, was seen near the police station but drove off without answering reporters' questions.
In the fracas outside the Lounge Inn, the bar's 34-year-old disc jockey sustained cuts to his forehead and a broken tooth but later was released from the hospital, the official said.
Officers began interviewing the suspects on Monday afternoon and expected the questioning to continue until late in the evening.
The Lounge Inn, a modern restaurant that becomes a nightclub later in the evening, is in the seaside town of Southport, less than 10 miles north of Gerrard's home in Formby in Merseyside.
The other men held are not believed to be football players but are from the Huyton area of Liverpool, where Gerrard grew up and was spotted by Liverpool scouts at the age of eight playing for Whiston Juniors.
Gerrard is Liverpool's most influential player and crucial to their bid to win the English league title for the first time since 1990, scoring twice and setting up another goal in Sunday's win.
Gerrard, who has played 70 times for England, led Liverpool to the Champions League title in 2005 and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
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