Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insists he that Mario Balotelli does not need any kind of protection from provocation. Rodgers will have been delighted to see Balotelli get on the scoresheet in During the League Cup win over Swansea Balotelli was involved in an off-the-ball confrontation with the Swans Jonjo Shelvey, and further words were exchanged between the pair after the final whistle as they headed off the pitch.
Asked on Thursday for his view of what had happened with the Italian that evening, Rodgers was blunt.
"I don't know, but there is no problem, so we move on."
Then asked about opposition players possibly targeting the 24-year-old, Rodgers added: "I don't have to protect Mario, he is fine. There is no concern."
