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Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo has been cleared of an alleged bottle attack on a neighbour.

The Old Trafford new boy has struck an out of court settlement with his accusers meaning he is no longer facing the threat of a prison sentence.

Rojo, 24, had been warned he could be handed a one-year jail sentence if convicted of wounding.

A defence lawyer for the two men he was alleged to have attacked revealed on Thursday his clients had asked for the footballer to be exonerated of any wrongdoing after reaching a “private” pact.

The pair are understood to have agreed to sign a confidentiality agreement preventing them from speaking about the agreement as part of their deal with Rojo.

The case against the married dad-of-one has now been discontinued, the lawyer said.

It means Rojo, father to a three-year-old daughter Morena with his stunning model wife Eugenia Lusardo, has been spared a trial over allegations which have been dogging him for more than four years.

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Rojo was formally accused in November 2012 and ordered to appear before an investigating magistrate for questioning over the November 7 2010 incident in his home city of La Plata, 40 miles south-east of the Argentinian capital Buenos Aires.

The private court hearing ended up being delayed until May last year because Rojo was playing abroad.

Neighbour Juan Pablo Gomez claimed the footballer smashed him over the head with a bottle, injuring him in the face, body and forearm, before assaulting Juan Pedro Celiz as he rushed to his aid.

The men were involved in an altercation with Rojo and the defender’s family and friends as they celebrated his move to Spartak Moscow from Argentinian side Estudiantes.

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Two witnesses reportedly gave statements pointing the finger at Rojo, although police sources quoted at the time claimed the footballer had reacted to a prior assault by neighbours during a violent row involving several people including the United star's dad and uncle.

The threat of trial - and a prison sentence - was still hanging over the defender’s head when he signed for Manchester United from Sporting Lisbon last August for £16 million.

Dario Saldano, the lawyer representing Rojo’s accusers revealed on Thursday: “Marcos Rojo has been acquitted in the case he was involved in at the request of the victims with whom he has reached a private and confidential agreement.

“The case has been closed in favour of Marcos Rojo.”

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He declined to comment on whether the footballer, who earns £200,000-a-week, had paid his accusers to settle out-of-court.

Rojo’s Argentinian lawyer Fernando Burlando failed to respond to inquiries about the agreement.

The footballer’s family have complained before about plots to extort cash from them.

Marcos’ brother Franco and his sister Noelia told earlier this month how they have stopped answering their door and beefed up security since he joined Man United because of the danger they feel.

In March last year masked raiders stormed Rojo’s childhood home and threatened to kill his nine-year-old sister Sol and godson, aged one.

They also attacked his dad Marcos and said they would shoot his mum Karina.

Rojo’s brother Franco, speaking about the footballer’s alleged assault when it was still expected to go to trial, said: “There was an incident with the neighbour but Marcos wasn’t involved.

“It was me and was nothing like he said.

“Marcos has nothing to fear. It will never come back to court. Their case was denied.”

Speaking about the violence surrounding his brother in the tough neighbourhood where they grew up, he added: “Football was his saviour. He always did football since he was a little boy.

“Many, many times Marcos would get into fights. He gets very angry and has too many conflicts.

“It’s the norm on these streets. You have to be strong.”