"Are you ready?" - Mario Balotelli reminds Man City of controversial incident before Manchester United derby by stocking fireworks for New Year’s Eve
Mario Balotelli has taken to social media to celebrate New Year’s Eve by reminiscing an old incident during his time at Manchester City. The former City man took to Instagram story to post a picture of himself lying on several boxes of fireworks.
While Balotelli displayed flashes of brilliance during his time at the Etihad, they were vastly overshadowed by his off-field shenanigans. In 2011, he became embroiled in a scandal.
A friend of the player had reportedly set off dozens of fireworks in his bathroom, resulting in an inferno that caused the fire brigade to be called. The incident took place on the eve of a Manchester derby in which Manchester City went on to beat Manchester United 6-1 at Old Trafford.
