article_snippet.sent: Mario Balotelli hit back at those criticising Mario Balotelli absence for Liverpool's FA Cup quarter-final win over Blackburn Rovers due to illness by attempting to prove Mario Balotelli had a high temperature.
article_snippet.sent: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers revealed the £16million striker travelled with the squad to Blackburn, but that Mario Balotelli felt too ill to take part after staying over in the hotel with Mario Balotelli team-mates.
article_snippet.sent: Mario Balotelli responded to Robbie Savage labelling of the Liverpool striker as 'pathetic' Mario Balotelli was not included in the Liverpool squad   to face Arsenal or Blackburn Rovers this week .
article_snippet.sent: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers revealed Mario Balotelli withdrew Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers from the Liverpool squad   on Saturday and fell ill on Wednesday .
article_snippet.sent: Mario Balotelli Liverpool may also have felt hot, sweaty, thirsty, very uncomfortable and slightly hungry.
article_snippet.sent: Mario Balotelli may also have felt tired.
article_snippet.sent: [sic].' Rodgers planned to use Mario Balotelli for the FA Cup tie, but  admitted it was at the final moment Mario Balotelli became unavailable. '
article_snippet.sent: Mario Balotelli travelled with us.
article_snippet.sent: Mario Balotelli trained well, [but] fell ill last night,' Rodgers said ahead of the match which ended 1-0 to Liverpool. '
article_snippet.sent: Mario Balotelli stayed overnight with us in the hotel, [but] woke up still not feeling great.
article_snippet.sent: The doctors' advice was to send Mario Balotelli back.'
article_snippet.sent: Mario Balotelli's absence follows the Italian missing last Saturday's 4-1 defeat by Arsenal.
article_snippet.sent: Mario Balotelli did not travel to the Emirates for the crunch clash after sustaining a hamstring injury in training on Friday.
article_snippet.sent: But Mario Balotelli was reportedly later spotted with a group of friends at a private table at Manchester nightclub One Central Street.
highlights_snippet.sent: Mario Balotelli missed Liverpool's 4-1 defeat against Arsenal on Saturday .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Mario Balotelli was absent again at Blackburn due to illness, confirmed the club .
  