Balotelli starts for Liverpool against QPR

QPR team: Mccarthy, Onuoha, Dunne, Caulker, Isla, Suk-Young, Sandro, Fer, Henry, Austin, Zamora, Traore, Ferdinand, Phillips, Kranjcar, Hoilett, Vargas.

Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool team is making steady progress. Liverpool are just a point off fourth place in the Premier League. Harry Redknapp's QPR are bottom of the table with just four points from their opening seven games. Tony Pulis and Tim Sherwood are being touted as possible replacements for Redkapp. QR play Liverpool on Sunday. Balotelli starts for Liverpool against QRs.

Harry Redknapp is relaxed about his team's current form. Brendan Rodgers is looking for improvement in his side's performance. Liverpool are seven games into the Premier League season. If Phil Jagielka doesn't score in the Merseyside derby, Liverpool would be two points better off and in top four.

Liverpool have won five of their last six league meetings with Queens Park Rangers. Liverpool have only won four of last 10 Premier League matches. Harry Redknapp has won just five Premier league games in charge of QPR. Daniel Sturridge could return from injury for this match. Mario Balotelli has scored just one goal in his last 21 Premier PremierLeague appearances. Rob Green has made more saves than any other goalkeeper this season in the Premierleague.