A football fan who got over-excited when his team won a cup has been bound over to keep the peace.

Liverpool supporter John Harris, 37, went home drunk after his team beat Manchester United in the Worthington Cup on Sunday.

Worthing Magistrates Court was told Harris, a landscape gardener, of Townsend Crescent, Littlehampton, had already been told by his wife, Michelle, that she would not let him in if he ever came home drunk.

Peter Lytle, prosecuting, said: "He returned home at about 9.30pm and had been drinking most of the afternoon.

"His wife refused him entry and he started banging on a window, which broke."

Steve Hollamby, defending, said: "Mr Harris is a Liverpool fan and got very excited when they won the Worthington Cup.

"His wife, however, did not share his excitement.

"Mr Harris is very sorry for what happened and accepts he should not have broken the window."

Magistrates sentenced Harris to be bound over in the sum of £100 for 12 months.