(Video) Steven Gerrard unhappy with Balotelli “disrespect” in penalty incident

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Steven Gerrard comments on Mario Balotelli as ITV Sport pundit kick up a storm.

Steven Gerrard didn’t pull any punches in his punditry role for ITV Sport tonight, stating that when Mario Balotelli took Liverpool’s winning penalty against Besiktas, he showed “disrespect” to Jordan Henderson – who was first choice from twelve yards.

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For those watching as neutrals, Gerrard’s comments no doubt made for great punditry, but from a Liverpool point of view – loathe though I am to criticise our captain – he perhaps needed to read from the same hymn sheet as Henderson and Brendan Rodgers, who each played down the incident and talked about the importance of the win.

You can read a full transcript of Gerrard’s harsh words for Balotelli below, via ESPN:

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