Reds boss calls on players to respond

LIVERPOOL boss Gerard Houllier watched his side slip to their first league defeat of the season but he insists it is no disaster.

Mon, 11 Nov, 2002 - 00:00

Damian Spellman

The misfiring Reds went down to Gareth Southgate's 82nd-minute strike after he capitalised on an error by goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek to bring an end to Middlesbrough's four-game run without a win.

Although Houllier was disappointed, he urged his players to put a bad day at the office behind them and start again.

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