Former Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert has explained just what it was like to play alongside Mario Balotelli at Anfield. The maverick Italian striker, known for his off the field antics, was brought in by Brendan Rodgers after helping Manchester City win the title in previous years.
Balotelli's time at Liverpool wasn't exactly a success, despite him being played regularly after the departure of Luis Suarez.
But Lambert admits his fellow attacker's arrival unfairly spelled the end for his run in Rodgers' starting XI. "It was great," the former Southampton star told Bristol Live when asked about his time at Liverpool. "I returned to my home city as a different person than when I left.
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