Mario Balotelli brings a dash of Italian style to the streets of Manchester

Mario, 21, was joined by his model girlfriend Raffaella Fico and the couple added a taste of Italian couture to Manchester after enjoying a hearty lunch.

Cool cats: Mario Balotelli and Raffaella Fico dress stylishly in Manchester today

Balotelli was wearing a couple of heavy cotton bottoms with a gray hoody and a black gilet.

The controversial Manchester City player was also wearing black high-top trainers and had his jewellery spilling out over his clothes like a miles slimmer Mr T.

Raffaella, who has appeared in actuality TV shows in her native Italy, was dressed head to toe in black and wore a thick jacket with black leggings and high heels.

She was also sporting a huge black bag which was decorated with a silver skull and silver studs on it.

Missing home: The couple recently returned from a mini break in Italy

Super Mario: The pair went to San Carlo Italian Restaurant for lunch

The attractive young couple need to be missing their home country as they’d just returned from a brief break back home.

Having been back on English shores for under 24 hours they headed to San Carlo Italian restaurant this afternoon for some food.

The mohawk sporting football star was recently voted because the second best dressed man in the world by GQ magazine of their annual poll.

The look of affection: Raffaella stares at Mario as he window shops today

They said that the young star was capable of look ‘pretty cool’ in clothes that ‘should be a joke’.

Joining Mario within the top five was Dr Who’s Matt Smith, Twilight heartthrob Robert Pattinson in fourth, and Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield.

UK rapper Tinie Tempah took the pinnacle spot while Prince William surprisingly dropped out of the pinnacle 50 altogether.

Leading man: Matt Smith and Tinie Tempah were named in GQ magazine’s best dressed list