The jury in the trial of an Arsenal and Republic of Ireland footballer accused of raping a law student after meeting her in a West End club retired today to consider its verdict.

The best friend of an Arsenal footballer accused of raping a law student after meeting her in a West End club told a court today he saw them kiss “passionately”, their bodies “entwined”.

An Arsenal and Republic of Ireland footballer accused of raping a law student after meeting her in a West End club told police who arrested him “I didn’t have sex with her", a court heard today.

A law student who claims she was raped by an Arsenal footballer and sexually assaulted by his friend was “up for it” not “out of it” after meeting them in a West End club, a court heard today.

A law student told a court today how she was raped by an Arsenal footballer after a night out at a West End club.