Mario unfazed by pressure, claims Pascoe

Mario Balotelli is not affected by the scrutiny he is under and has the hunger to succeed as a Liverpool player, according to Reds assistant boss, Colin Pascoe.

Balotelli has scored just once in 11 appearances for the Merseysiders and left his manager Brendan Rodgers less than impressed last week when he swapped shirts with Pepe at half-time in the 3-0 Champions League loss to Real Madrid.

Rodgers was complimentary about Balotelli’s performance in Saturday’s 0-0 Premier League draw with Hull, though, and has since spoken of his confidence in the Italy international’s willingness to “learn”.