Keegan: Barton deserves second chance

Kevin Keegan will welcome Joey Barton back to Newcastle when he returns to the club but admits the controversial midfielder has plenty of work to do to regain people’s confidence.

The 25-year-old was sentenced to six months in jail for assault and affray after an incident in Liverpool city centre in December and was also given a four-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after admitting assault occasioning actual bodily harm on former Manchester City team-mate Ousmane Dabo during a training session last year.