Steven Gerrard: Balotelli Wrong To Take Penalty

Liverpool grabbed a 1-0 lead against Besiktas thanks to Mario Balotelli penalty but skipper Steven Gerrard said Balotelli was wrong to take penalty duty off assigned penalty taker Jordan Henderson after Ibe was fouled inside the box.

"Jordan should have taken the penalty.Rules are rules.It should have been Henderson.Mario has been a bit mischievous".

"I think Jordan handled the situation really well,he saw that Mario really wanted to score.Jordan walked away at the right moment and handled his post match interview really well".

"Jordan is the captain and Mario showed Jordan a bit of disrespect there but he's scored a very important goal.I think six or seven players would have wanted to take that penalty so,if they all say they are taking it,what happens then?.Rules are in place for a reason".

Gerrard did praise the strikers composure as he slotted home the penalty with Liverpool taking a vital win ahead of the second leg in Turkey.



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