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Rock legend Rod Stewart has ripped into former Rangers bad boy Joey Barton in a bizarre twist to the coronavirus lock-down.

Sir Rod contacted Record Sport to open fire on the controversial Englishman after reading Barton’s explosive account of his ill-fated Ibrox career on Thursday.

Barton hit the headlines on Thursday by launching a withering attack on former Rangers boss Mark Warburton and current club captain James Tavernier as part of a no holds barred podcast.

He accused Warburton of ‘shaking like a s****** dog’ moments before sending his team out for a 5-1 defeat at Celtic Park - and claimed Tavernier was more worried about getting a haircut than preparing properly for the derby day massacre.

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But Celtic daft Sir Rod, who was at Parkhead as a fan for that match in 2016, insists Barton should have kept his mouth shut.

He said: “To a very delusional Mr Joey ‘one cap’ Barton.

“I was at the 5-1 drubbing you received at the hands of Celtic and I’ve watched it back a few times, have you? Probably not. You had a mare mate - by far the worst Rangers player on the pitch.

“Scott Brown won every 50-50 ball. Your contribution was minimal.

“You are not a great player and you never were and, believe me, there are many poor players in the English Premier League.

“Don’t take this personally mate but just leave Scottish football alone - we’re fine without you.

“You are no De Bruyne, no Gascoigne, no Beckham or Best and certainly no Scott Brown. You were just an average player who could take a decent throw in!”

And he signed off with one final dig: “Oh and by the way what you doing now? Sir Rod Stewart CBE.”