Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew is a big fan of Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli.
Liverpool are at Newcastle later today.
"I think he's a great player, I really do," said Pardew. "When I've seen the really, really big games come along, he has delivered for Italy and Manchester City.
"Big games turn him on a little bit. It's the other games that you really need to focus on and that's probably an area he needs to improve.
"We're a big game. We are on the television and he's under a lot of pressure, so I'm very wary of him because he can deliver on those days."
