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Mario Balotelli must still improve his work rate to start for Liverpool, according to manager Brendan Rodgers. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers warned Mario Balotelli he needed to improve his work rate to get back into the starting line-up. The Italian has found some goalscoring form recently, netting the winners in Liverpool's victories over Tottenham and Besiktas. Both times Balotelli came off the bench to be Liverpool's hero, although some controversy surrounded whether he should have taken the penalty against Besiktas. Rodgers said he was "not really" happy with Balotelli's performance, insisting he wanted to see more from the 24-year-old. “We need to ensure that whatever level of the game we are playing at we have everyone working as a team and once we get the penalty, Mario stops working," he said. "So he needs to improve on that facet of his game to play in his position, rather than standing on the side of the football field...