 Complete the following phrase:  Born in Nottingham, Pent played for his local side Notts County as a teenager. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal signed him in 1999. He struggled to make much of an impact at the North London club and spent time on loan at Watford, Leeds United and Birmingham City before joining the latter permanently. While an Arsenal player, he won 24 caps for the England under-21 team. He gained notoriety in 2005, when he had to play a match while on probation  he played while wearing an electronic tag following a drink-driving conviction. Following Birminghams relegation in 2006, Pent signed for Liverpool for a fee of 6.7 million. He won the 2006 FA Community Shield and also played a vital role in the clubs run to the 