mario balotelli missed liverpool 's 4-1 defeat against arsenal on saturday .
balotelli was absent again at blackburn due to illness , confirmed the club .
bt sport pundit robbie savage branded balotelli ` pathetic ' as a result .
balotelli responded by showing a thermometer reading 38.7 c -lrb- 101.66 f -rrb- .
the liverpool striker used the hashtags #unluckyseason and #illbeback .
liverpool beat blackburn 1-0 thanks to philippe coutinho 's winner .