Manchester United captain Harry Maguire says he was being kidnapped during his arrest in Greece

The club said the legal appeal now "extinguishes" the verdict of the Syros court, and "nullifies" his conviction.

"My initial thought, I thought we were getting kidnapped. We got down on our knees, we put our hands in the air, they just started hitting us,"

"They were hitting my leg saying my career's over, 'No more football. You won't play again''

"And at this point I thought there is no chance these are police or I don't know who they are so I tried to run away, I was in that much of a panic, fear, scared for my life. All the way through it."

Maguire claimed that incident took place outside a police station after he attempted to take his younger sister Daisy to a hospital because she appeared to be losing consciousness having been approached by two men.

The 27-year-old denied attempting to bribe the police.

When asked about that, he replied: "No, for sure. As soon as I saw that statement, it's just ridiculous."

The world's most expensive defender was dropped from Gareth Southgate's England squad having initially been convicted.

He insists he has no reason to apologise for the incident but expressed regret at causing potential embarrassment to his club.

"It was horrible. It's not something I ever want to do again. I don't wish it on anybody. It's the first time I've ever been inside a prison," he said.