Benjamin Mendy set to return to pitch after being cleared of rape charges.

 Former Manchester City defender and French player was pictured training with some locals on a pitch in Manchester. He turned up in the Pits Complex Ardwich to train.

An onlooker said: “Mendy turned up and asked some lads if he could join in.

“They couldn’t believe it – getting to play against a Premier League star and a World Cup winner.

“He had a laugh and just enjoyed himself and was happy to shake everyone’s hand at the end and sign autographs.”

Benjamin Mendy broke down in tears when he was declared a free man on Friday, July 14, 2023. after a jury cleared him of attempting to rape a woman aged 29 as she showered at his home in October 2018.