Mario Balotelli: Liverpool tactics didn't suit my style

Mario Balotelli says Liverpool's tactics did not suit his style, but admits he needs some of the blame.

The striker, who netted just four times last season, has re-joined AC Milan on season-long loan.

After a disappointing time back in the Premier League, Balotelli will be looking to shine once more in his homeland.

"I must accept my faults but the formation chosen by Rodgers was not suited to my characteristics," he told Gazetta dello Sport.

"At the beginning I missed several easy chances, then I had fewer chances to score, a bit of bad luck, injuries. A mess of things."

Balotelli has admitted he needs to change his habits and exuberance now that he is back in Serie A.

"I have been asked to tone down my look, to follow Milan's style, and I will follow that without trouble," he said.

"I have had this haircut for a long time, I won't take it too far.

"My problem has never been my quality but my character. There are always a lot of voices surrounding me, every aspect of me is amplified.

"Rightly so he wanted to look into my eyes, to understand whether I had the right motivation.

"[I told him] that I understood my errors, that if he gave me this chance I would not disappoint him, that I am a man and I no longer create problems, that I will accept all of his decisions.

"He looks at the man, not just the player. He showed himself by taking me back. I have a huge debt to repay him.

"I am restarting from zero. I know that I can't make any mistakes, I can't expect anything and I must win everything back.

"I am no longer a child and I have already thrown away too many chances."