Brandon Williams to stand trial for dangerous driving charges after pleading not guilty | OneFootball

Manchester United defender Brandon Williams will face a trial next year after pleading not guilty to accusations of driving dangerously before a high speed crash last August.

Williams appeared in Chester Crown court today (Friday) to be given his trial date which will be March 17 2025, and is expected to last three days.

As reported by The Sun, the defender is accused of dangerous driving in his Audi S Line on the A34 dual carriageway Wilmslow bypass in Cheshire, as well as driving without insurance.

Dressed in a dark suit, Williams pleaded “not guilty” to the both charges and has been granted unconditional bail.

The court heard that Williams’s defence team would be instructing experts to give evidence on his behalf and there would be a recording of a 999 call, as well as items recovered from the scene.

Williams is currently on loan at Championship-toppers Ipswich Town but hasn’t featured in 2024 due to injury.

The 23-year-old fullback has returned to United to complete his recovery and it’s unlikely he will feature in the important run-in for Keiran McKenna’s side.

Ipswich are currently a point clear at the top of the Championship table and two clear of Leeds in third, in what is a fascinating battle for promotion to the Premier League.

Since breaking into the first team under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Williams has gone onto make 51 appearances for United but failed to nail down a regular spot in the team.

He spent the 2021/22 season on loan with Norwich, making 26 appearances for The Canaries and does look a decent fit at Championship level.

Ironically, given United’s injury plagued season, particularly at left-back, had Williams stayed at Old Trafford, he might have had the chance to chalk up some meaningful minutes for his boyhood side.

However, United are expected to go into the market in the summer and the full-back’s long term future is likely to lie away from Old Trafford.

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