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| Gerrard denies 'losing control' | Gerrard denies 'losing control' |
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| Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has denied losing control on the night he punched a businessman in a bar on Merseyside. | |
| The England player told Liverpool Crown Court he was used to people bothering him and had ways of smoothing over trouble when confronted by people. | |
| Mr Gerrard has admitted punching Marcus McGee in the Lounge Inn, Southport, but said he was defending himself. | Mr Gerrard has admitted punching Marcus McGee in the Lounge Inn, Southport, but said he was defending himself. |
| The footballer, of Formby, Merseyside, denies affray. | The footballer, of Formby, Merseyside, denies affray. |
| Mr Gerrard was in the Lounge Inn in Southport with friends in the early hours of 29 December last year to celebrate Liverpool's 5-1 win over Newcastle United. | Mr Gerrard was in the Lounge Inn in Southport with friends in the early hours of 29 December last year to celebrate Liverpool's 5-1 win over Newcastle United. |
| The jury has heard the 29-year-old estimated he was seven out of 10 on a drunkenness scale. | |
| "I certainly knew I had had a drink," Mr Gerrard told the court. | |
| "I was certainly in control of how I felt in my surroundings." | |
| John Doran, 29, of Woodlands Road, Ian Gerrard Smith, 19, of Hilary Avenue, and Paul McGrattan, 31, of Linden Drive, all Huyton, have all admitted affray. | John Doran, 29, of Woodlands Road, Ian Gerrard Smith, 19, of Hilary Avenue, and Paul McGrattan, 31, of Linden Drive, all Huyton, have all admitted affray. |
| Accrington Stanley footballers Robert Grant, 19, of Enstone Avenue, Litherland, and Ian Dunbavin, 28, of Guildford Road, Southport, have also admitted affray. | Accrington Stanley footballers Robert Grant, 19, of Enstone Avenue, Litherland, and Ian Dunbavin, 28, of Guildford Road, Southport, have also admitted affray. |
| John McGrattan, 34, of Rimmer Avenue, Huyton, has admitted threatening behaviour after denying affray. | John McGrattan, 34, of Rimmer Avenue, Huyton, has admitted threatening behaviour after denying affray. |
| The trial continues. |