Barton Should Be Fit for Next Derby ; Knee Injury Is Getting Better

The Journal › December 04, 2008

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Summary

JOEY Barton should be back in a Newcastle shirt in just over a month after it was confirmed the midfielder does not need an operation on a knee injury.

Barton has not played since he suffered medial ligament damage following a heavy challenge from Wigan's former Middlesbrough midfielder Lee Cattermole last month, but his recovery has gone well.

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Barton Should Be Fit for Next Derby ; Knee Injury Is Getting Better

United manager Joe Kinnear - who is unlikely to risk either Shola Ameobi or Damien Duff against Stoke on Saturday - had indicated Barton might need an operation on ...

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