Liverpool's Mario Balotelli reacts during their English Premier League soccer match against Hull City at Anfield in Liverpool, northern England October 25, 2014. REUTERS/Phil Noble
LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers praised Mario Balotelli for "working hard and doing his best" as the misfiring Italian striker had to suffer another fruitless afternoon in front of goal at Anfield on Saturday.
After Balotelli had again failed to break his Premier League goalscoring duck for Liverpool in the 0-0 draw with Hull City, Rodgers, who had been unimpressed by the striker's midweek halftime shirt swap during the Champions League defeat by Real Madrid, offered a more sympathetic verdict.
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