As featured on NewsNow: Football news

QPR ace Taarabt: Balotelli will fire Liverpool to title glory

QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt believes Liverpool can win the league with Mario Balotelli signed up. Taarabt played with the Italian at AC Milan last season.

He told The Sun on Sunday: "I think he is coming to show he has grown up and that he is mature now.

"The team is young and, with someone like Steven Gerrard playing with him, he will get his head down and work hard.

"If they get 20 goals from Mario and 20 from Daniel Sturridge, they'll win the league."

Taarabt believes Liverpool will be signing a completely different player to former striker Luis Suarez.

"He is a different player to Suarez, who is a fantastic player, but his culture is to work hard and chase people. Mario is not like him.

"Mario is more in the style of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. They know they have ability and can win the game. Suarez has that as well so in England he was perfect."

 For the big stories and the banter follow us on Twitter: @tribalfootball

Video of the day:

About the author

Tribal Football Staff

×

Subscribe and go ad-free

For only $10 a year

  1. Go Ad-Free
  2. Faster site experience
  3. Support great writing
  4. Subscribe now
Launch Offer: 2 months free
×

Subscribe and go ad-free

For only $10 a year

Subscribe now
Launch Offer: 2 months free