Liverpool Must Cut Ties with Jon Flanagan Following Assault Guilty Plea

The defender has pled guilty to assault charges in a domestic abuse case and the club must act quickly. Late last month, news emerged that Liverpool reserve fullback Jon Flanagan had been charged with assault and given an early January date in court. At the time, there was no information of any kind as to the specifics of the case and what actions Flanagan had taken to earn those charges.

Today, with the 25-year-old in court, we know at least a few of the details. We know that extensive CCTV evidence of the incident exists and the player has pled guilty, and we know that it was an assault on a woman Flanagan was in a relationship with at the time of the incident.

We also know it was an incident that went beyond a simple heated exchange in public or even an unfortunate but brief confro...