Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton was left feeling “cheated” by the referee in a 2-0 loss to Portsmouth that saw Liverpool loanee Jarell Quansah sent off. Barton has been a vocal admirer of Quansah ever since he made the temporary switch to Rovers in January, describing himself as “ ?? to sign him.
Quansah scythed down Joe Morrell in the 90th minute, before leaning in with his head after being confronted by the Portsmouth midfielder. Joe Morrell HATES the Gas ????
On Quansah’s red card, he added: “I don’t think his tackle warranted a straight red.
“I think it’s a poor tackle, but I don’t think it’s more than a yellow card.” Unfortunately, the footage from the stands suggests that, while soft, Quansah did push his head into Morrell and gave the referee little choice.