El-Hadji Diouf has made the startling claim that Mario Balotelli failed at Liverpool because of 'jealous' former captain Steven Gerrard.
Balotelli's torrid time at Anfield came to an end on transfer deadline day when he moved Nice on a free transfer.
The Italian striker scored twice on his debut for the Ligue 1 side on Sunday in the 3-2 victory over Marseille.
Diouf isn't surprised of how well Balotelli has started and believes if Gerrard hadn't had so much influence at Liverpool he would have been a success on Merseyside.