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Ex-Wrexham manager Dean Saunders has been freed from jail one day into a 10-week sentence for failing to provide a breath sample to police.

The former Liverpool striker was freed today after a hearing at Chester Crown Court ahead of an appeal against his sentence.

The 55-year-old was jailed at Chester Magistrates Court on Wednesday after admitting failing to comply with a roadside breath test and failing to provide a breath specimen.

Police had stopped him after spotting his car veering across the road in the early hours of May 10 this year in Boughton, Chester.

On Thursday, his lawyers launched a bail application, held in private without access to press or public.

Judge Steven Everett granted Saunders bail until his appeal against the jail sentence is heard on October 4, according to the court clerk.

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The details were confirmed by Saunders' solicitor, Conor Johnstone, who added: "Clearly, he will be relieved."

No bail conditions were imposed, Mr Johnstone said.

The father of three had been branded "arrogant" by District Judge Nicholas Sanders, passing sentence on Wednesday, who told Saunders he had shown no remorse and thought he was "above the law".

Saunders said he had been out at Chester Races and had drunk three pints over the day before getting in his Audi A8 and deciding to drive.

He was seen shortly before 1am by a police patrol weaving across the road, swerving to avoid other vehicles and almost causing an accident.

Officers who arrested him said there was a smell of "intoxicants" and Saunders was slurring his speech and had to steady himself against his car when he was asked to get out of the vehicle.

He refused three times to give a roadside breath test and was arrested. He again failed to provide a specimen at the police station.

As well as being jailed, Saunders was also banned from driving for 30 months, and was ordered to pay court costs of £620.

Saunders played 75 times for Wales and scored 22 times before retiring in 2001 - making him one of Wales' highest-scoring and most-capped players of all time.

During his career, he also played for Aston Villa, Derby County and Swansea City.

He managed Wrexham between 2008 and 2011 before moving on to Doncaster Rovers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crawley Town and Chesterfield.

Saunders is a regular on talkSPORT and was on the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast show as recently as Monday morning.