Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was involved in the centre of a street brawl in Sunderland on Sunday evening, few hours after watching the Checkatrade Trophy final between his former club and Portsmouth.
The Merseyside club have since claimed they are looking into the matter after a video of the England international engaged in the fracas went viral on the internet.
It has since been claimed that Pickford’s fiancee was verbally abused, triggering the goalkeeper’s reaction.
It remains to be seen how Everton will react, but former Toffees’ boss Sam Allardyce has jumped to the star’s defence, claiming his character means he is bound to flare up occasionally.