If Mario Balotelli put as much effort into being a success at Liverpool as he did avoiding the dog in his latest Instagram post the striker would currently be celebrating a trip to Wembley . But he does n't , and he was yet again blasted on Sunday as Liverpool failed to get past a determined Blackburn Rovers at Anfield Stadium , putting a potential Wembley trip on hold . It seems the Italian striker has returned to Italy for a few days following the stalemate as the striker is seen at the boxing gym of fighter Leone Petrosyan , who is based in Milan . Mario Balotelli poses at the gym of boxing friend Leone Petrosyan , who is based in Milan . Liverpool striker Balotelli hides as the dog is urged to chase the Italian striker round the gym . Balotelli is taking no chances as he hops into the ring away from the dog as the Italian looks to escape . On lookers find it rather amusing but the former Manchester City striker is keen to get away from the pooch . The 24-year-old striker is seen running from Petrosyan 's dog , ducking under ropes and hiding in the ring as the pooch is urged to give him the runaround . Getting the runaround at the hands of Balotelli is certainly not something opposing defenders have had to deal with too much this season . Balotelli has scored just four goals in 24 games this season following his £16million arrival in the summer as a replacement for Luis Suarez . Liverpool 's Balotelli is brought down by Blackburn Rovers ' Craig Conway during the FA Cup game at Anfield . Balotelli is left frustrated as he fails to convert a cross from Brazilian midfielder Coutinho on Sunday .
Mario Balotelli posted video of himself being chased by a dog to Instagram . The Italian striker was seen running away from the animal as it followed him around on his way back into the dressing room.