Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers, had admitted that Mario Balotelli is not suited to the team’s high-tempo style.
The Italian striker will be available for the Boxing Day trip to Burnley, after sitting out a one-game ban for using offensive language in an Instagram post.
However, Rodgers says Balotelli might not come straight into his new 3-4-3 formation, which has seen Raheem Sterling take up the role of a central striker.
Asked how Balotelli might fit into the new system, Rodgers said: “I think we’ve seen that it’s not really his game.
“Having worked with Mario during the time he’s been here, we’ve seen that he’s a player who better in and around the box, so that level of intensity and pressing isn’t a part of his game, but you try to get the best out of the players that you have, and the qualities that they have, so that’s something that we’ll focus on.
“The most important thing is that he’s now available after his ban. That adds another player to our squad, especially with Fabio Borini not being available because of suspension.”
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