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Liverpool Echo
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Stephen Killen

'Worth two red cards' - Joey Barton defends Liverpool loanee after 'headbutt' leaves player fuming

Portsmouth midfielder Joe Morrell has hit out at Liverpool loanee Jarrell Quansah after he was sent off for Bristol Rovers in their defeat in League One.

The on-loan Reds defender was given his marching orders in the closing stages of their 2-0 loss at home to Pompey as Joey Barton's side slipped to a second straight disappointment in League One. Quansah was in the midst of the drama late on at the Memorial Ground after he firmly brought down Joe Morrell with a lunge from behind.

His challenge sparked a melee between both sides with the two players involved in the initial incident at the thick of it. The 20-year-old appeared to lean in with his head, leaving the Welsh international in a heap on the floor.

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