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Joey Barton claims it will be “hypocritical” of Liverpool to sack Jon Flanagan and has launched an impassioned plea for the club and the wider football community to support and help the defender following his “stupid mistake”.
Flanagan was ordered to carry out 40 hours of unpaid work and given a 12-month community order at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on Wednesday after he admitted assaulting his girlfriend in the early hours of December 22.