Rodgers distracts from Balotelli ‘racism’ talk

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has distracted talk away from the recent incident surrounding Mario Balotelli.

The Italian striker has landed himself in hot water once more after posting a picture on his official Instagram account which appears to be racist and anti-semitic.

The Football Association are now following up the incident and have begun an investigation, which could see the striker heavily fined.

Balotelli, who is currently out injured after picking up a hamstring injury whilst on international duty has apologised for the post, but boss Rodgers insists that he is not interested in the incident and is concentrating on the team.

“I don’t know anything about it, I’ve been busy with the team.”

Rodgers focused on his side’s 3-1 win over Leicester City on Tuesday night, which saw Adam Lallana, Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson score.

“What’s important for me is the spirit,” he said. “[The draw against] Ludogorets was a good performance and the weekend [victory over Stoke] was good though it was a tight game. We’ve changed it around and looked at the mentality of the team going into the games.

“This [Leicester] is a tough place to come. They’ve only lost once here this season. We go behind in the game and show the resolve to come back into it.

“The momentum is very important. It’s small steps but we’ll get to where we want to get to.”

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