London: Manchester City and England midfielder Joey Barton has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault on teammate Ousmane Dabo.

“We can confirm that a 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a Section 20 assault following an incident with a 30-year-old man at Carrington,” a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said on Wednesday. ”He has been bailed until July 11 pending further enquiries.”

Dabo made a formal complaint to police after saying that Barton attacked him during a training session at City’s Carrington training ground on May 1.Newspaper photographs showed Dabo with heavy swelling on his face.