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Balotelli isn't world class ... says QPR misfit Taarabt

When times were happier between Mario Balotelli and Adel Taarabt © Getty Images

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The old adage goes that it is best not to throw stones if you live in a glass house, but Queens Park Rangers midfielder Adel Taarabt doesn't seem to care.

Indeed, Taarabt has taken a dig at Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli - yet to score a Premier League goal for his new club - by saying his former AC Milan team-mate is not a world-class player.

The Moroccan spent the second half of the 2013-14 season on loan from QPR at Milan, having failed to pull up any trees in the first half of the campaign at Fulham.

He certainly wasn't impressed by the Italian, who failed to shine at the World Cup, with Taarabt claiming Balotelli is overrated and only plays for himself.

"Everybody told me he was amazing," Taarabt, who has made three appearances for QPR this season, told Sky Football Night.

"I played with him and I can confirm he's good, but he didn't seem like a world-class player to me.

"He has a strong shot but he doesn't play for the team. Or if he does, then he doesn't score, which is the case now in Liverpool.

"He had a lot of chances, from Manchester City to Milan, and he threw them away."

Said the pot to the kettle, etc...

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