Liverpool legend John Aldridge says he's yet to be won over by Mario Balotelli.

Balotelli has had a big influence on back-to-back wins in the past week.

But Aldridge wrote in the Sunday World: "Daniel Sturridge's return from injury has changed the face of the Liverpool team in an instant and Mario Balotelli's winning goal against Tottenham the other night suggested he may be a useful player to have on the bench after all. He needs to do more than that to win me over, but I'd be happy to be proved wrong.

"Belief and confidence is flowing again for the Liverpool players and so long as they get a bit of luck with injuries - keeping Sturridge fit especially - they could turn the final few weeks of the campaign into a success story."