Mario Balotelli, even at his brilliant best, was always a mercurial, unpredictable character. The Italian striker produced moments of brilliance during his two-and-a-half year spell at Manchester City, but he was equally capable of moments of inexplicable madness.
Setting off fireworks in his bathroom was the most infamous off-the-pitch debacle of his time in the Premier League, while the ‘why always me’ slogan he brandished beneath his shirt after scoring at Old Trafford remains an iconic Premier League moment.
