Peter Lovenkrands: "Joey gets decisions given him against just because it's Joey Barton that's involved.
"The treatment he's getting is not fair, and I feel sorry for him. He's dealing with it though and he deserves a lot of credit for that."
"The booking at the end of the game (v Aston Villa) was another prime example.
"I was stood right next to the situation. Joey runs away up field and Reo-Coker runs right into him.
"Joey stops and gets clattered, but the referee turns around and gives Joey a booking. That can only be because of who he is."