Mario Balotelli made use of the two days off Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers gave his team by visiting his former AC Milan team-mates in Italy on Tuesday . The Italian international turned up at their training session to watch the squad prepare for their Serie A match with Fiorentina this Monday , and uploaded a photo to his Instagram of him with Stephan El Shaarawy . Balotelli wrote ‘ Milan , what a pleasure to see you ’ as he visited the club he left for £16million to join Liverpool in August . Mario Balotelli ( left ) poses for a photo with AC Milan's Stephan El Shaarawy at the training ground . He has struggled for form at Anfield , having scored just four goals in 24 appearances under Rodgers . The Liverpool boss gave his team two days off following their 0-0 draw with Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup quarter-finals , but will have his team back in training at Melwood on Wednesday ahead of visiting his former club Swansea City . Balotelli played 31 minutes against Blackburn but the 24-year-old will hope to get more time on the pitch at the Liberty Stadium . The Italian international has found goals hard to come by since joining Liverpool in the summer . Balotelli sees a header go wide of the post in their FA Cup quarter final clash against Blackburn .
AC Milan flew to Italy to visit his former Mario Balotelli team mates . He posted a photo of himself and Stephan El Shaarawy at training . Brendan Rodgers gave his Liverpool players a couple of days off . READ : Balotelli comments on Matteo Salvini racism row . Click here for all the latest Liverpool news .