Balotelli desperately jumps out of the way of Raheem Sterling’s shot.
Liverpool may have lost 3-1 at West Ham United, extending their disappointing start to the season, but the club’s official Twitter account did share the most striking football photo of the day.
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Balotelli’s ability to jump out of the way helped teenager Sterling to rifle home a goal that cut the Liverpool arrears to just one goal in the first half – but neither of them were able to dig their side out of a hole in the second before Morgan Amalfitano’s late clincher.