BELFAST-BORN Manchester United player Jonny Evans was released on bail yesterday after his arrest in connection with an alleged rape at a hotel where the club was having its Christmas party.

Police are this morning questioning a 19-year-old man about claims that a woman was raped at a hotel where Manchester United footballers were holding a party.

GREATER Manchester Police have launched an investigation into claims a woman was raped at a hotel where the Manchester United football team was having a pre-Christmas party, said a police spokesman yesterday.

Police in England are investigating claims that a woman was raped at a hotel where Manchester United footballers were holding a party.