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Mario Balotelli almost missed Swansea League Cup thriller with warm-up injury

Liverpool's Mario Balotelli celebrating his goal against Swansea

Liverpool: Mario Balotelli came to Liverpool’s rescue against Swansea – after surviving a pre-match injury scare.

The £16million striker sprang from the bench to level the scores just four minutes from time and deny the Swans a famous Capital One Cup victory at Anfield. Dejan Lovren then grabbed a stoppage-time winner.

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