Parker backs red card for Campbell

Former England defender Paul Parker has insisted referee Mark Halsey was right to red-card Sol Campbell during last night’s stormy clash at Highbury.

Rival bosses Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson were in opposing corners as they assessed the centre-half’s dismissal for an apparent elbow on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, which if it is not overturned will see Campbell hit by a four-match ban, ruling him out of next month’s FA Cup final.