Mario Balotelli said it was "a pleasure to be back" as he paid his former AC Milan teammates a visit on Tuesday.
The Italian used one of the two days granted by Liverpool team by coach Brendan Rodgers for a visit to Milanello, posting a picture of him with former teammate Stephan El Shaarawy on Instagram, saying: "Milan, what a pleasure it is to see you all," adding a heart at the end of his message.
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Balotelli left the Rossoneri last summer, but has struggled to make an impact with the Reds. The 24-year-old has not started a Premier League game since Nov. 8, while solitary top-flight goal in his second spell in England came only last month.
Despite netting the winner against Tottenham Hotspur, he has still struggled for consistent minutes in the side, although he did come off the substitutes' bench in the FA Cup quarterfinal tie with Blackburn Rovers at the weekend, a game in which he did not enhance his reputation according to BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson.
"Forget about Mario Balotelli," the former Liverpool defender said. "He is an absolute waste of time. He shouldn't be anywhere near this team. I can see why Brendan Rodgers threw him on today as he might just create something, but 99 times out of 100, he will let you down."
Balotelli enjoyed the best spells of his career in Milan, netting 30 goals in 54 appearances for AC Milan having risen to fame at city rivals Inter, with whom he scored 28 in 86.
Although he scored 14 Serie A goals last season, Milan sold him last summer as part of a cost-cutting exercise at the Italian club.
In 2012, they sold defender Thiago Silva and forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Paris Saint-Germain without spending big on replacements. Milan failed to qualify for Europe when they finished eighth last season and are currently 10th in Serie A and unlikely to catch the top six again.