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Former Everton star Ross Barkley was escorted to a cashpoint by police after dropping his kebab and chips in the back of a taxi and refusing to pay the cleaning bill.

The England and Chelsea midfielder became embroiled in a row with the driver after a night out on Hardman Street in Liverpool City Centre .

Police were called to the incident in Liverpool and talked to 25-year-old Barkley for several minutes, reports The Mirror.

In this footage witnesses can be heard taunting him as he was spoken to by officers, before he finally agreed to pay the driver.

One joked: "The Chelsea player can't pay the taxi.”

(Image: Mirror)

Another quipped: "This is better than Corrie."

An eye-witness told the Mirror: "It was just after 11pm on Sunday night and I was having a cigarette outside Hannah's bar.

"I saw a taxi pull up and there was a row between the driver and the passenger who was Ross Barkley.

"It looked like Barkley had spilled his chips on the floor in the back of the cab.

"He was refusing to pick them up and then refusing to pay. He appeared to be very drunk and was unsteady on his feet.

"The driver must have called the police because two police cars pulled up.

"Barkley kept saying 'I'm not paying. I have no cash, I'm not paying'.

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"But eventually the officers then escorted him to a cashpoint down Hardman Street.

"He withdrew some money came back and handed it to the officers – they then gave it to the taxi driver and he just drove off.

"The chips had still not been picked up."

A small crowd gathered to watch the incident outside Hannah's Bar.

On the video one person can be heard saying: "The bum can't pay his fare."

(Image: Ian MacNicol/AFP/Getty Images)

Another saying: "Look at the mess on the floor that's a disgrace that" and "he's a sh*t footballer anyway."

One passerby even stepped forward to offer to pay the disputed fare himself.

Barkley had returned to the city for a short break after playing in Chelsea's first home Premier League win of the season against Brighton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

The Wavertree star, who has been capped 31 times for England, will be in Chelsea's squad for their Champions League match against Lille in France tomorrow.

A spokesman for Merseyside Police said the force had no reports of any incident involving Barkley.