But Balotellis display was overshadowed by an excellent Liverpool showing as Steven Gerrard added a second from the penalty spot on 49 minutes following a foul by Eric Dier on Joe Allen, and then Albert Moreno sealed victory with a stunning solo goal on the hour mark.
Liverpool have already forked out approximately 115m on Adam Lallana, Dejan Lovren, Rickie Lambert, Lazar Markovic, Divock Origi, Albert Moreno and Emre Can, which equates to a fraction under 40m net when offset against sales.
Date: Aug 21, 2014
Category: Sports
Source: Google
Rodgers to focus on transfers now his own contract has been sorted
Bayern Munichs Emre Can, Sevilla full-back Albert Moreno and the Saints Dejan Lovren are also believed to targets of the Liverpool manager who is set to be handed a sizeable transfer kitty this summer.