Best’s lapse ‘temporary’ says doctor

SOCCER legend George Best stayed away from the pub yesterday after a week-long binge that family said could have killed him.

Best, who looked tired, relaxed with his wife Alex, on the lawn of their cottage in Surrey. The 57-year-old sparked a media frenzy over the weekend after he was spotted drinking in a local pub.

Yesterday, the doctor who supervised his liver transplant said he felt Best was still a worthwhile candidate for the operation.