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But... needless to say, he's glad Rodgers has moved on.
"I had a fantastic rapport with everyone, including the Presidents, Massimo Moratti and Silvio Berlusconi," Balotelli said.
"It was disastrous only with one… Brendan Rodgers."He was full of praise for his other former managers though...
"A fight with Roberto Mancini at Manchester City? I was 19 years old and after a tackle on a teammate he pushed me, saying I could’ve hurt the player. That’s it. That happened on the Friday, on the Sunday I was in the starting XI."Jose Mourinho liked to put on a show, but he cared for me. He actually enjoyed riling me up because he thought I’d give more on the pitch if I was annoyed. I will only complain about one thing: he didn’t let me play in the Champions League Final. If I had come on, I would’ve scored. I felt it."

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