Youngster lost his shirt

Last updated : 25 November 2002 By CityMAD
Kevin Keegan has revealed that he was set to give eighteen-year-old midfielder Barton the final ten minutes of the game at the Riverside but there was confusion on the bench when he discovered that he didn't have his City shirt and there wasn't another one for him.

"It was disappointing what happened. For some reason Joey decided to put his shirt by his feet, he was number forty one," said Keegan.

"When he came in at half time he didn't bring his shirt in with him so someone obviously took it. Him being from Liverpool he should know about things like that!"

"We didn't have another one for him and I told Joey that no one would pinch his shirt if he had it on his back. I was going to give him ten or fifteen minutes experience as he has worked very hard. He shot himself in the foot a bit and we couldn't put him on in the end."