The thermometer reading Mario Balotelli shared on social media to prove he was too ill to play against Blackburn on Wednesday night will make no difference to Brendan Rodgers. Liverpool’s manager had already gone cold on the Italian, concluding some time ago that he has no future at Anfield. Rodgers will admit he ignored the warnings about Balotelli. He knew Jose Mourinho considered him ‘unmanageable’ and he listened to the anecdotal evidence he received from the members of his staff who had encountered the troublesome striker during their time at Manchester City. But Rodgers rather hoped Balotelli might be maturing with age, and he made the mistake of thinking he could succeed where others had failed in actually getting through to him.Mario Balotelli missed Liverpool's clash at Blackburn due to illnessThe striker has no future at Anfield after Brendan Rodgers lost patienceThe Liverpool boss will concede he made a mistake in signing BalotelliREAD: Robbie Savage brands Balotelli's absence at Blackburn 'pathetic'CLICK HERE for all the latest Liverpool news
On the training field there have been similar issues; a situation that has offended team-mates who do buy into _’ methods and want to build on the success they enjoyed last season.