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Former Manchester City star David Silva is fined after 'roughly grabbing' a woman in a brawl at a Canary Islands carnival who was left with bruises and grazes

Manchester City legend David Silva has been ordered to pay a €1,080 (£942) fine for grabbing a young woman during a brawl at a carnival in the Canary Islands.

The incident took place at the Maspalomas Carnival in Gran Canaria back on June 19 and also involved the Real Sociedad star's brother Fernando Antonio Jimenez Silva and an unnamed third individual.

According to Spanish media outlet Tiempo de Canarias, who had access to court documents, it was said that Silva had the 'intention of undermining the physical integrity' of the victim and 'roughly grabbed her arm to move her away, causing her to fall to the ground.