Mario Balotelli had two excellent opportunities to score in Liverpool's 0-0 draw on Saturday against Hull City.

Balotelli still hasn't scored a goal in the Premier League.

"It was a big chance and we had one or two of those in the game but we couldn't quite put the ball in the net," Brendan Rodgers told reporters, referring to the late chance.

"I thought he worked very well and very hard. He maybe thought he wasn't going to play today but you've got to stay with it. You've seen he is working hard and at the moment he is doing his best.

"Unfortunately it's that wee bit of confidence, sometimes when you don't get that goal, that he might lack a little. But he kept going, kept getting into the [right] areas and I thought he and Rickie Lambert worked well when [Lambert] came on.

"I'm a little bit frustrated we didn't win the game but performance-wise I'm happy and our reaction to the midweek game."