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Published 14:19 10 Sept 2016 BST
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“If I play well, Scott Brown doesn’t stand a chance. That is not me being blasé. That is me just stating what I believe."
Unfortunately for Barton, his first experience of one of the most ill-tempered derbies in world football did not go according to plan.
He found himself on the wrong end of a 5-1 drubbing at the hands of Rodgers' side and while he didn't have the worst game, Celtic fans rushed to flood the Twitter notifications of the pantomime villain with reminders of what he'd said in recent months.
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https://twitter.com/mcveigh_sean/status/774590768275189761
https://twitter.com/Deasybhoy/status/774591058038624256
https://twitter.com/pgtips16/status/774591124115746816
https://twitter.com/silomchugh/status/774591372175273984
https://twitter.com/muireannf/status/774591714409476096
https://twitter.com/shaneod10/status/774591911520768000
https://twitter.com/AddisonLukas/status/774592748938752004
https://twitter.com/lovesbiffy/status/774592795596165120
https://twitter.com/GlennFirmin/status/774592873551503360
https://twitter.com/Mcginty_Bhoy/status/774592917772042240
https://twitter.com/GerrardONeill/status/774592920708087808
https://twitter.com/Caboblaney/status/774592982242750464
https://twitter.com/ericpryan/status/774593057505341440
https://twitter.com/NeillDoran/status/774593116993183745
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