The Liverpool Twitter account no longer rates Mario Balotelli as ‘world class’

Mon, 27 Jul, 2015 - 22:22

By Stephen Barry

Mario Balotelli has been a target for Liverpool supporters in recent weeks after

And now the club’s own social media account has had a pop at Balotelli, with this seemingly innocent tweet…

Adam Lallana can't wait to link up with "world class" talent waiting back at Melwood #LFC http://t.co/EwGvyM0zsm pic.twitter.com/7LaRRFf8Xj
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 25, 2015

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Well that’s exactly it – they've only gone and intentionally cropped Balotelli out of the picture of Liverpool’s “‘world class’ talent.”

Here’s the original pic of Balotelli, Emre Can, Philippe Coutinho and Christian Benteke in pre-season training:

Liverpool chop Balotelli out of 'world-class' players tweet - http://t.co/oD5pgtX8Ch pic.twitter.com/hFECbUIGYB
— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) July 27, 2015

Balotelli may still be a Liverpool player but has only scored once for the Reds and could be close to an exit after being left out of the squad for the club’s pre-season tour of Asia and Australia.

H/T: 101GreatGoals