VIDEO: Phenomenal strike proves why Mario Balotelli should take all the free kicks

Steve Gerrard may have seniority when it comes to taking free kicks, but Mario Balotelli just made his case for taking over the honour from the Liverpool captain.

The newly signed Italian striker is famous for his delayed penalty kicks that always seem to fool the 'keeper, and now he can add to his repertoire if he's able to repeat the laser beam shot he displayed during the team's training session on Thursday.