Balotelli missed Arsenal match after suffering 'slight' knee injury in training
Reuters
Mario Balotelli was left out of the squad for Liverpool's 4-1 loss to Arsenal on Saturday, and now – if we are to believe Brendan Rodgers – we know why.
Rodgers says Balotelli "took a slight knock to his knee" in training on Friday and the player decided he wasn't fit to travel to London
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The Italian has made only 14 Premier League appearances this season, scoring just once, and it's difficult to envision a scenario in which he sees much action in the closing weeks of the campaign.
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