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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Jacob Leeks

Manchester United-style half-time stunt labelled "embarrassing" by rival manager

Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton has admitted his decision to make a Manchester United -style half-time kit change was a "farce".

The Red Devils infamously switched from a grey kit back into a different away strip at half-time of a dismal defeat by Southampton in April 1996. Rovers opted to do a similar swap on Thursday night during a League One clash with Exeter City.

The Gas started the game wearing a black and teal away shirt, as part of Shelter's #NoHomeShirt campaign to tackle homelessness. But by half-time, the hosts had fallen two goals behind to strikes from Sam Nombe and Archie Collins.

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