Mario Balotelli made use of the two days off Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers gave his team by visiting his former AC Milan team-mates in Italy on Tuesday. The Italian international turned up at their training session to watch the squad prepare for their Serie A match with Fiorentina this Monday, and uploaded a photo to his Instagram of him with Stephan El Shaarawy. Balotelli wrote ‘Milan, what a pleasure to see you’ as he visited the club he left for £16million to join Liverpool in August. Mario Balotelli (left) poses for a photo with AC Milan's Stephan El Shaarawy at the training ground . He has struggled for form at Anfield, having scored just four goals in 24 appearances under Rodgers. The Liverpool boss gave his team two days off following their 0-0 draw with Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup quarter-finals, but will have his team back in training at Melwood on Wednesday ahead of visiting his former club Swansea City. Balotelli played 31 minutes against Blackburn but the 24-year-old will hope to get more time on the pitch at the Liberty Stadium. The Italian international has found goals hard to come by since joining Liverpool in the summer . Balotelli sees a header go wide of the post in their FA Cup quarter final clash against Blackburn .
Mario Balotelli flew to Italy to visit his former AC Milan team mates . He posted a photo of himself and Stephan El Shaarawy at training . Brendan Rodgers gave his Liverpool players a couple of days off . READ: Balotelli comments on Matteo Salvini racism row . Click here for all the latest Liverpool news .