(Steven Gerrard outside Liverpool crown court courtsey of getty images)Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is delighted that captain Steven Gerrard can return to his team after being found not guilty of affray.
Gerrard, 29, missed the Reds' Far East pre-season tour to attend court and will now meet up again with the squad on their return to Europe next week.
Skipper Gerrard was involved in a fight at a Merseyside bar last December.Gerrard had admitted punching 34-year-old Marcus McGee in the Lounge Inn in Southport but had denied a charge of affray.
A jury at Liverpool Crown Court took just over an hour to reach their verdict and agreed with the midfielder's claim that he was acting in self-defence in the incident.The England international had been out with friends on December 29 celebrating Liverpool's 5-1 win over Newcastle United.
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