Mario Balotelli is fighting for his Anfield future as Brendan Rodgers insisted he would not allow the striker to compromise Liverpool’s progress. Once again Balotelli found himself commanding headlines for all the wrong reasons following Liverpool’s 3-0 defeat by Real Madrid, given he had swapped shirts with opposition defender Pepe as he left the field at half-time. It was a naive thing to do and Rodgers stressed that, having spoken to Balotelli in his office at Liverpool’s Melwood training base, the ‘matter was closed’ and had been dealt with internally. Mario Balotelli was back in training for Liverpool on Thursday after he controversially swapped shirts with Pepe
@highlight
The £16m striker is fighting for his Anfield future after latest controversy
@highlight
Balotelli angered Liverpool fans after swapping shirts with Pepe at half-time
@highlight
Brendan Rodgers said 'matter was closed' after meeting with striker
@highlight
Balotelli has failed to live up to his price tag since joining from AC Milan
The £16million signing then gives his shirt to the @placeholder defender prompting outrage among the club's fans