West Bromwich boss Alan Irvine is unimpressed by criticism of his players from QPR midfielder Joey Barton.

Irvine has hit back at Barton's claims that West Bromwich Albion 's*** themselves' when in front and urged his players to respond to defeat at Queens Park Rangers by beating Manchester City.

Irvine said: "The fact is we have won games and held on to leads. Like any other team sometimes you don't. We have players clearly who are perfectly capable of winning games. They have done that for us in the past and they will do in the future.

"Joey will know why he said it. I'm not going to pin his comments on the dressing room wall, but I am sure the lads are aware of it. Who knows, maybe we might use it next time we play them."