Mario Balotelli has been made into a scapegoat

The easiest person to blame for the problems Liverpool have faced is Mario Balotelli and boy has he been victimised.

Yes, he has been poor there is no denying that, but he is not the only issue.

The defence is awful, injuries rife and summer spending was not successful.

Not to mention that Balotelli plays well in a certain formation – and Rodgers has chosen to totally ignore that.