STEVEN GERRARD - MY STORY: I reminded myself that I had always allowed every new player to come into the club with a clean slate. Mario Balotelli's reputation tested that resolve but I tried my best to be open-minded. He made an immediate impression when we were doing work on our defensive set pieces and Balotelli said to Brendan Rodgers: 'I don't mark on corners. I can't.' I nearly fell into the goalpost. I was thinking, 'What are you? Six foot three, and one of the strongest men I've ever seen on a football pitch? And you can't mark on a corner?' Brendan was very firm. He said to Balotelli: 'Well, you can now - and if you can't then you're going to learn.'
