Liverpool star Mario Balotelli posts 'someone doesn't like me' in cryptic Instagram message

• By James Whaling

The Italian was an unused substitute as Brendan Rodgers' side kept up the heat on the top four with a 2-0 win at Anfield over the Premier League strugglers

 

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Mario Balotelli posted a cryptic Instagram message after Liverpool's victory over Burnley last night.
The Italian striker said "someone doesn't like me" on the photo sharing site, after he was left on the bench for the duration of the game, with Brendan Rodgers preferring Daniel Sturridge as a lone striker.
The Reds didn't need their maverick forward, after goals from Jordan Henderson and Sturridge saw them to a comfortable 2-0 win.
Balotelli wrote: "Someone doesn't like me but differently of what they say about me I'm a team player and I'm so proud of my team, of this win and of these fans! Let's keep going. Bravi Ragazzi!!! YNWA !!!"
He has scored just one Premier League goal for Liverpool since joining the club at the start of the season for £16million from AC Milan and only four in all competitions.
It was the third Premier League match running that the Italian has been left with a watching brief and he hasn't started a league game since November 1, in the 1-0 defeat at Newcastle.