Houllier slogans drove Pool on: Gerrard

NEW father Steven Gerrard has revealed how anti-Gerard Houllier slogans daubed on Liverpool’s training-ground walls were the catalyst to the side’s night of European defiance on Thursday.

Liverpool, who face Leeds tomorrow, have suffered a traumatic season with the UEFA Cup the only silverware in sight.

The situation came to a head with last weekend’s disastrous FA Cup replay defeat at Portsmouth.