Richards arrest deepens City problems

MANCHESTER: Micah Richards, the Manchester City and England defender, has been arrested on suspicion of assaulting a teenager outside a nightclub, police said on Thursday.

Richards, 20, was interviewed on Wednesday by officers investigating an incident in which an 18-year-old male was assaulted in the Manchester suburb of Hale in the early hours of Dec 24.

Richards was bailed until April 8 pending the completion of inquiries which will allow the police to decide whether he should face any charges.