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Barton slammed by Dabo

03 May 2007 - 09:00:46

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Manchester City midfielder Ousmane Dabo has spoken of his shock and disgust at the attack on him by team-mate Joey Barton, which saw the latter suspended by the club for the remainder of the season.

Dabo required hospital treatment after the training ground bust-up and the Frenchman has blasted Barton for yet another flash of temper.

He told The Sun: "I've never known anything like this before in my career.

"I just pushed him away and turned my back to walk off. That's when he hit me.

"I really don't remember exactly what happened, but I've been told by all my team-mates he hit me from behind, a right hook which hit me on the temple and knocked me out for a few seconds.

"As I started to fall he jumped on top of me, held my head and punched me twice more in the face.

"Apparently when I was on the floor he again punched me before being pulled off.

"When I came round and it can only have been a matter of seconds, there was blood everywhere. I was spitting blood and my eye was clouded over."