Trip to shops puts Bent in doghouse

MOST football fans would complain if they had to go shopping while their team was playing. It didn’t seem to bother England striker Darren Bent.

He has apologised to Aston Villa fans after a picture appeared online showing him buying Christmas presents while his team were losing to Liverpool on Sunday. He missed the match because of injury but angered fans with his apparent lack of interest. Bent said on Twitter: “Watched the majority of the game on tv. Never knew popping out would cause an issue and for that I apologise.”