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Police Police are investigating reports of an assault in a wine bar in Lancashire allegedly involving the former Manchester United manager David Moyes and another man.
are investigating reports of an assault in a wine bar in Lancashire allegedly Moyes, 51, who was sacked last month by Manchester United with four games to go before the end of his first season, was in a wine bar in Clitheroe on Wednesday evening.
involving the former Manchester United manager David Moyes and Police said there was an incident in the wine bar, the Emporium, which was now under investigation.
another man. In a statement Lancashire police said: “Police are investigating a report of an assault at the Emporium wine bar in Clitheroe.
Moyes, “Officers attended the bar at about 10pm on Wednesday and it was reported that a 23-year-old local man had been assaulted by a 51-year-old man. He did not require hospital treatment.
51, who was sacked last month by Manchester United with four games to “Inquiries are ongoing and we are speaking to a number of people to try to establish the circumstances.
go before the end of his first season, was in a wine bar in Clitheroe “There are a number of differing accounts, which we need to work through to try to establish exactly what has happened. No one has been arrested at this stage.”
on Wednesday evening. Police are examining CCTV footage from the bar and speaking to people who were in there at the time. The incident is understood to have happened outside the Emporium at around 10.30pm on Wednesday.
Police Moyes had been having dinner at the nearby Piccolino restaurant with Derek Shaw, the chairman of Preston North End FC, and another friend.
said there was an incident in the wine bar, the Emporium, which The trio then walked across the road to the Emporium for a drink.
was now under investigation. It is understood that Moyes was involved in an argument with a 23-year-old man, and that at some stage a glass was either smashed or else fell off an outside table.
In Two police cars stopped at the scene and officers spoke to the parties involved.
a statement Lancashire police said: “Police are investigating a A spokesman for the Emporium said on Thursday: "There was an incident that happened outside the building. However, it did not affect any of the customers or staff, and has been dealt with by the police."
report of an assault at the Emporium wine bar in Clitheroe. Moyes, 51, was sacked by United last month after the team finished seventh in the Premier League.
“Officers
attended the bar at about 10pm on Wednesday and it was reported that
a 23-year-old local man had been assaulted by a 51-year-old man. He
did not require hospital treatment.
“Inquiries
are ongoing and we are speaking to a number of people to try to
establish the circumstances.
“There
are a number of differing accounts, which we need to work through to
try to establish exactly what has happened. No one has been arrested
at this stage.”
Police
are examining CCTV footage from the bar and speaking to people who
were in there at the time.
Moyes,
51, was sacked by United last month after the team finished seventh in the
Premier League.