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Sean Morrison

Dean Saunders: Former Liverpool striker appealing against jail sentence over 'drink-drive' stop by police

Former Liverpool striker Dean Saunders is set to appeal against a jail sentence over a suspected drink-drive stop by police.

Saunders, 55, said he had only drunk one pint when he was stopped by police for "atrocious" driving in Chester city centre on May 10.

Officers who arrested the pundit told the ex-Wales international: "You can't even stand up."

Saunders, who also played for Aston Villa and Derby County, refused to give a breath specimen at the roadside.

He continued his "obstructive and evasive" behaviour at the police station, prosecutors said.

Dean Saunders arrives at Chester Magistrates' Court (PA)

The father-of-three denied any offence but was jailed for 10 weeks on August 28.

He admitted at Chester Magistrates' Court to failing to comply with a roadside breath test and failing to provide a breath specimen.

His lawyers secured his release a day later in a private hearing at Chester Crown Court.

Saunders has been on bail since August 29 until his appeal at the same court.

The Crown Prosecution Service released footage of Saunders being stopped in his Audi A8.

Video of his subsequent arrest and refusal to give a sample at the police station was also released.

Saunders, of Whitegate, a village in Cheshire, was also banned from driving for 30 months and ordered to pay court costs of £620.

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