Liverpool have released a statement to condemn the behaviour of Jon Flanagan, who has discovered his punishment for assaulting his girlfriend last month.
On December 22, Flanagan was charged by police, and a court heard how the 24-year-old threw his girlfriend against a wall in Liverpool city centre before kicking her.
Flanagan pleaded guilty to committing the offence, with the 25-year-old now ordered to carry out 40 hours of unpaid work and serve a 12-month community order.
A spokesman said: "We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the player's actions during the events that took place, resulting in this criminal conviction.
"It leaves his own reputation damaged and, through association, he has severely let down the club he had previously represented with distinction.
"We have expressed to him our disappointment and anger that he has failed to live up to the values of Liverpool Football Club, in this specific instance."
Flanagan has made just one appearance for Liverpool this season, which came against Leicester City in the EFL Cup in September.
Darren Plant
