Roberto Firmino charged with drink driving

Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino has been charged with drink driving after being arrested in the city centre on Christmas Eve.

The Brazilian was stopped in Liverpool city centre in the early hours of Christmas Eve and will now have to appear in court on January 31 – the day Liverpool play Chelsea at Anfield.

A Merseyside Police spokesperson said: “Merseyside Police has charged a 25-year-old man with drink driving after his car was stopped in Liverpool city centre in the early hours of Saturday, December 24 2016.

“Roberto Firmino, from Liverpool, will appear at Liverpool City Magistrates Court on January 31.”