QPR midfielder Joey Barton arrested following incident in Liverpool Barton, 29, was involved in trouble in the early hours of Monday while on a night out with his girlfriend in Liverpool city centre. Two men from the Old Swan area of Liverpool, were arrested on suspicion of a public order offence at around 5.30 am, outside Garlands nightclub in the city. But after they were held in custody and questioned, Barton and a 20-year-old man were also arrested. All have been bailed pending further inquiries, apart from Barton, who remains in police custody where he will be questioned by officers. A spokesman for Merseyside Police said: "Following an altercation in Eberle Street in the early hours of this morning, four men have been arrested on suspicion of affray. Two 21-year-old men were arrested at the scene in the early hours of this morning and another two men, a 20-year-old from the Liverpool area and 29-year-old from the Widnes area, were arrested this afternoon. The two 21-year-old men and the 20-year-old man have been questioned by officers and have been released on bail pending further inquiries. The 29-year-old man remains in police custody where he will be questioned by detectives. Earlier in the day Barton had written on Twitter: "I got sucker punched in the back of the head. A picture of the incident, apparently showing a shirtless Barton appeared on Twitter. QPR had earlier claimed two other men were the aggressors.