article_snippet: Some would point to the penalty spat with Mario Balotelli as evidence that the 24-year-old is not cut out for the job.
article_snippet: Steven Gerrard, they say, would never have let the Italian take the ball.
article_snippet: Steven Gerrard would have shown Steven Gerrard who was boss.
article_snippet: Steven Gerrard said as much.
article_snippet: Mario Balotelli, being Mario Balotelli, was always going to try and take the penalty.
article_snippet: Have you seen Steven Gerrard record?
article_snippet: Out of 29 penalties Steven Gerrard has scored 27.
article_snippet: Aside from Steven Gerrard unpredictability, scoring from the spot is one of few things consistent about madcap Mario and Henderson, who has never taken a penalty in such a high-stakes environment, will have known that.
article_snippet: For the good of A Liverpool team without Steven Gerrard Steven Gerrard made the right call not to make a fuss.
article_snippet: Surely that is the mark of a good captain?
highlights_snippet: Steven Gerrard has missed six Premier League games this season .
  