Former England captain Wayne Rooney has arrived at court to face a drink drive charge.
The Everton striker, 31, made no comment as he was confronted by a media scrum outside Stockport Magistrates’ Court on Monday morning.
Wearing a blue suit with his hands in his pockets, he walked into the court building accompanied by a small entourage.
Everton striker Wayne Rooney arrives at Stockport Magistrates’ Court (Peter Byrne/PA)
He was charged after being stopped while driving a black Volkswagen Beetle in Wilmslow, Cheshire, at 2am on September 1.
The car belonged to a woman he had met in the Bubble Room bar in Alderley Edge on a night out.
Rooney was given a warm welcome at Old Trafford on his return to former club Manchester United on Sunday but it ended in disappointment with a 4-0 defeat for his boyhood club Everton, which he rejoined during the summer break.
He has been married to his high-school sweetheart Coleen since 2008 and they have three children together.
Mrs Rooney recently announced she is pregnant with their fourth child.