Balotelli scores twice as Nice claim top spot in Ligue 1

Nice's brilliant start to the season continued when Mario Balotelli struck another double as they sank Monaco 4-0 in the Azurean derby to go top of Ligue 1. 

Balotelli, who scored twice on his debut earlier this month, found the back of the net either side of the interval after Paul Baysse's opener. 

Alassane Plea rounded off the scoring to put Nice on 14 points from six games.