Manchester City defender Micah Richards says all the players love Mario Balotelli.
In his column for City's website, Richards wrote: "One member of the team who gets a load of stick in the papers is Mario Balotelli and while he is a colourful character, the lads love him and he's fantastic with us all in return, but nobody sees that outside of the club. There's never a dull moment when Mario's around, but he's actually quite a shy lad in reality.
"That might surprise a few people but that's what he's really like and I know our fans have really taken to him, too. I can see him having a really good season and being a big player for us this year."
