Joey Barton

The Manchester City footballer Joey Barton has been arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage.

The controversial midfielder was questioned by police over an alleged argument with a taxi driver in Liverpool.

It is understood the incident took place in the Wavertree area of the city earlier this month.

A spokeswoman for Merseyside Police said: "I can confirm a 24-year-old man, from Widnes, was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage and assault.

“He has been bailed until May pending further inquiries.”

Barton’s brother Michael was jailed for life in 2005 for the racist ice-axe murder of black teenager Anthony Walker.

Any time he seems to be showing signs of sorting himself out he does something ridiculous.

I’m not sure if it’s pure badness or stupidity. Probably a mixture of both.

Like on Sunday the City support was singing ‘you’re not fit to wear the shirt’ so at the final whistle Barton went over to them and fired his shirt into them. Then he flashed his arse, like he did at Everton before christmas, and it nearly caused a riot.

He’s been playing fairly well this season and as far as on the field stuff goes he’d be one of the least of the worries.

Having a horribly incompetent little Englander as a manager doesn’t help at all. The cheek of that coooont to demand to be let manage England U-21s when he can barely muster a win of any sort at his club, who pay his wages day to day. He should have been sacked on the spot. In fact he should have been sacked over a year ago.

And this comes only 2 days after this comment:

“I think he has become a touch more mature as a person and a player” - Stuart Pearce on Joey Barton, February 11.

He’s a scumbag so its no surprise.