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Man guilty of assaulting Sir Alex Man guilty of assaulting Sir Alex
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A man has pleaded guilty to assaulting Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson at a London railway station.A man has pleaded guilty to assaulting Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson at a London railway station.
Kevin Reynolds, 43, admitted punching Sir Alex in the groin before head butting a police community support officer at Euston station on Monday. Kevin Reynolds, 43, admitted punching Sir Alex in the groin before butting a police community support officer at Euston station on Monday.
Reynolds was warned by City of Westminster magistrates that he faces a jail sentence when he appears at Southwark Crown Court at a later date.Reynolds was warned by City of Westminster magistrates that he faces a jail sentence when he appears at Southwark Crown Court at a later date.
Sir Alex, who was born in Glasgow, is not believed to have been badly hurt.Sir Alex, who was born in Glasgow, is not believed to have been badly hurt.
'Fighting drunk''Fighting drunk'
He had been in London for a function.He had been in London for a function.
Reynolds, of no fixed abode, was charged with actual bodily harm, assault and two public order offences. Reynolds, of no fixed address, was charged with actual bodily harm, assault and two public order offences.
His counsel, Adeola Olowu, said her client initially thought he had come across a Sir Alex look-alike. Adeola Olowu, defending, said her client initially thought he had come across a Sir Alex look-alike.
She said her client was joking around and that he struck Sir Alex while shadow boxing.She said her client was joking around and that he struck Sir Alex while shadow boxing.
Magistrate Daphne Wickham said: "I do not think Sir Alex Ferguson saw this as a joke."Magistrate Daphne Wickham said: "I do not think Sir Alex Ferguson saw this as a joke."
She said Reynolds was "a fighting drunk", adding that her powers of sentence, which allow for six months' imprisonment, were insufficient.She said Reynolds was "a fighting drunk", adding that her powers of sentence, which allow for six months' imprisonment, were insufficient.
Reynolds was remanded in custody.Reynolds was remanded in custody.