James Milner insists Mario Balotelli has not stepped out of line during his wait to break into the Manchester City team and has hailed the striker as 'top quality'.
Balotelli has yet to make a sustained impact for City since his 2010 arrival from Inter Milan and has not started a game in the Premier League so far this season.
However, he came off the bench to inspire City to a 2-0 success over Everton on Saturday and could be involved in Tuesday's UEFA Champions League clash against Bayern Munich.
Though the Italian often does not celebrate his goals, and can cut a moody figure on the bench, Milner believes there has been nothing unprofessional about Balotelli's attitude.
If the guy keeps his head down like last week he can be one of the worlds best hats off to him for his goal he did something not even Aguero could do that day.