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Eto'o confident of Liverpool success for Balotelli

New Everton striker Samuel Eto'o has backed former Inter Milan teammate Mario Balotelli for success with Liverpool.

At Inter, former manager Jose Mourinho dubbed Balotelli "unmanageable" - and Eto'o acknowledges that the young striker did have his mad moments.

"You could say he might have gone off-piste a little bit on occasions," he admitted. "But I think it's only right now to give him the benefit of the doubt. He is more experienced both as a person and as a player.

"I think he will bring some very positive contributions to Liverpool."

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