Liverpool flop Mario Balotelli has taken responsibility for his poor form with the Anfield club and vowed to grow up and work hard at AC Milan this season.
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The 25-year-old, who has been given a second chance at former team Milan, has promised he will learn from his mistakes, and admitted he needs to start growing up.
"I have played and lived as a boy. Now I will live and play as a man. I know that many do not believe in me, but I have a duty to try and to make sure I succeed," Balotelli told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"The past must be remembered to avoid making the same mistakes, but the future cannot be viewed through a rear-view mirror.
"The time has come to turn a page and look forward. Things haven't gone well. I have wasted several opportunities. But the game is not over, I still have a second chance."
The Italian has also set his sights on getting back into the national side – his last appeared for the team at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
"I have to do well with Milan in order to regain the Italy shirt. But, right now, I just have to work hard and take it one step at a time. If I can get things together, then maybe I can make it to France (for Euro 2016)," the striker added.
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Balotelli scored 26 goals in 43 league appearances in his first stint with Milan after a 2013 switch from Manchester City.
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