Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has jumped to the defence of Mario Balotelli over his halftime shirt swap with Real Madrid defender Pepe.
Balotelli was caught swapping shirts with the centre-back last week, and was substituted before the two teams re-emerged for the second half.
Dalglish wrote in the Mirror: "He didn't mean any disrespect. Some people seem to have interpreted him swapping shirts as a gesture of defiance towards the club because he was going to be substituted. That's absurd.
"The culture has changed now, particularly abroad. Players like to swap shirts. It's not unusual for them to do it at half-time. I don't really see the problem with it."
