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Pennant in action for the Potters. Dave Thompson/PA Wire/Press Association Images
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Pennant arrested for alleged nightclub assault

The Manchester police have been busy quizzing Stoke City’s winger again.

STOKE CITY PLAYER Jermaine Pennant has been questioned by Manchester police over allegedly assaulting a woman in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The 29-year-old has since been let out on bail and will await an investigation.

Two hours after the alleged incident at a nightclub on Barton Arcade, his BMW collided with an Audi while he was under the influence of alcohol despite being currently banned off the roads, which resulted in a charge for drink-driving while disqualified.

A Greater Manchester police spokeswoman said on The Guardian’s website:

At approximately 3.30am on Sunday 29 April a woman was assaulted at a nightclub on Barton Arcade, Manchester city centre. A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of Section 47 assault.”

It is the latest in a long list of off-field problems for the former Arsenal and Birmingham City winger. In 2004, he was banned from driving for 16-months.

A year later, he crashed his car at 6.20am and spent 30 days in prison for drink-driving while serving a previous ban.

Last year, the ex-England U21 international revealed his interest in playing for the Irish national team as he is “not getting any younger” but manager Giovanni Trapattoni opted to turn down the offer.

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