A man has been taken to hospital after reports of a man in a Liverpool FC shirt flashing in the city centre.

Police received several 999 calls at around 3.20pm on Wednesday about a man allegedly exposing himself on Deansgate .

They described the man, who was said to be aged between 45 and 50, as walking near to the junction with John Dalton Street.

He was said to be wearing a replica Liverpool shirt with nothing on his bottom half, exposing himself to numerous people in the process.

Police immediately responded and discovered a 52-year-old man matching the description.

He was eventually taken to hospital by officers for an assessment after concerns over his wellbeing.

GMP City Centre tweeted about the incident: “999 now to man wearing Liverpool top and no pants exposing himself on John Dalton Street.”