Ex-Man Utd winger Memphis Depay handed prison sentence after being caught driving Rolls-Royce drunk at 5.30am

The Netherlands attacker, currently playing for Corinthians in Brazil, was pulled over by police for reckless driving shortly after 5:30 a.m on August 6 last year, RMC Sport reports.

The 30-year-old was found to have had an alcohol level of 1.01 mg per litre of exhaled air, or more than 2g of alcohol per litre of blood. The former Manchester United and Barcelona winger was not present as a court in Monaco handed down a suspended sentence, a €2,000 fine and a two-year ban from driving in the principality.

Depay admitted to the charges and apologised at the time of his arrest but he has two weeks to appeal against the sanction.

While the Oranje star considers whether or not to appeal, he will hope to improve on his goal record for Corinthians when they meet Palmeiras this week.