Andy Gray

We saw the old Joey Barton when he punched Morten Gamst Pedersen in Newcastle's 2-1 defeat to Blackburn.

It was deliberate and it was vicious and Barton will be punished by the FA, I have no doubt.

It was very disappointing because his reputation was on the up - he had a decent, albeit injury-hit, season last year and had stayed out of trouble so far - and he's let himself down again.

Unfortunately, these kind of outbursts are always lurking under the surface with Joey Barton.

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