Investor Michael Barton, 48, recently decided to buy because he wanted to lock in his investment before Facebook's IPO money hits town.

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"We're getting very worried because people understandably are clamoring to come home and we just don't feel the security situation warrants that, " said Michael Barton of the International Organization for Migration.

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Michael Owen, Joey Barton, Nicky Butt and Kevin Nolan are only four of the big-earners who face being sold.

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Jens Lehmann's weak clearance was intercepted by Joey Barton that enabled Michael Johnson to thread the ball in for Beasley to finish.

BBC: SPORT | Football | Premiership | Arsenal 3-1 Man City

Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce, without Joey Barton, Micah Richards and Michael Ball, makes two changes to the side that lost to rivals United last time out, Stephen Jordan and Sun Jihai coming into the team.

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Preston midfielder Adam Barton, Andrew Little, Josh McQuoid, Lee Hodson and Michael O'Connor had previously been brought in to the squad.

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