Jack Grealish: Football fan pleads guilty to single count of assault after ‘slapping’ Man City star during Manchester derby | Football News

A football fan admitted to having assaulted the Manchester City star and England Jack Grenish by slapping his face after the footballer insulted him, he said.

Alfie Holt, 20, pleaded guilty to a single chief of assault against Grenish, who, according to him, had described him as “little ugly W *****”, after the Manchester derby in April, learned the Magistrate of Manchester.

Holt, a holder of Manchester United season tickets with Stretford End, also received a three -year football ban order and a fine of £ 120, with £ 85 for costs and a supplement of £ 48.

The defendant, of Doylsden, Tameside, told court: “I did not expect him to say what he told me and I reacted. I regret it. That’s it.”

Shazia Aslam, pursuing, said that the Grealish court left the field after the Manchester derby in Old Trafford, which was broadcast on Sky Sports, With a closed window crowds and has always been a “controversial affair”.

“The two fans’ sets were very vocal, shouting abusive comments to rival players,” said Aslam.

The court learned that, while the players left the field, heading for the tunnel, Holt was very close, shouting abuse among the players of Manchester City.

“As a complainant, Jack Grenish, a Manchester City player, is entering the tunnel area, he hears the defendant screaming comments to him. He turns and heads for him. The two have an exchange of words.

“While the complainant walks away, the defendant slaps him on his face. There was no injury. He was arrested outside the stadium.”

In a statement, Grenalish told the police that he could not hear what the accused shouted because of the noise of the crowd, so he headed for him and tried to engage in a conversation and leaning to speak to the accused.

He was still unable to hear, so he moved to move away when he was slapped.

After his arrest, Holt told the police that he had drank before the match “in town” and went to the match with his father. He told the police that he shouted abuse of Manchester City players, whose Phil Foden, who ignored him.

He then shouted, “K *******” in Grenish, who reacted and a “verbal altercation took place”, learned the court.

Holt told the police that Grenalish said to him: “You, little, ugly w *****” and he “turned” and stretched his hand and slapped the footballer.

The magistrates received a brief clip from the incident, which had no sound.

Ms. Aslam added: “The defendant uses force against a player. Players are extremely vulnerable to this type of driving and must be protected.”

Melanie Winstantley, in defense, said that Holt had not been convicted and had never been arrested before, so the incident was completely out of his character for him.

His Manchester United season subscription, which he has been dismissed for 12 years for 12 years, which is a “significant punishment” for him.

She added: “He admitted what he did, he had what he did. He was a very minor assault.”

Winstanley also said that Grenalish had “doubled” after going to the tunnel to speak to Holt.

She added: “He didn’t have to do this. It is not uncommon for players and fans to join jokes in football matches. I am not trying to excuse behavior.”

Personal, president of the magistrates’ bench, Jill Hodges, told the defendant that she had accepted that Holt had pleaded guilty and that he had seemed to regret his actions, but that there must have been a “punishment and deterrence” for such behavior.

The court learned that the fines could not be deducted from Holt’s personal independence payments, so that his parents, with whom he lives, agreed to pay them in the entire 28 days.