article_snippet: The star, who put his recent stint in hospital following an apparent alcohol binge down to 'just to a little blip', insisted other photos of his shopping in a off-licence last month didn't mean his had resorted to his old habits.
article_snippet: his told TV presenters Robbie Savage and Darren Fletcher on the BT Sport show: 'I was only buying cigarettes.'
article_snippet: In December last year, his was spotted popping to an off-licence in east London, although it wasn't clear whether his bought anything at the store.
article_snippet: The former England, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle footballer was also spotted emerging from an off-licence in east London in December last year.
article_snippet: However, it was clear in the photos that he didn't buy alcohol .
highlights_snippet: 47-year-old visited an off licence wearing a coat with no shirt underneath .
  