Houllier set to shoot down fading stars

GERARD HOULLIER has issued a thinly-veiled threat that he will soon have to show a nasty streak, and claims Liverpool stars who show weakness now “will disappear”.

Liverpool have gone 11 Barclaycard Premiership games without victory and face a trip to Southampton who have not lost a league game at St Mary's Stadium all season today.

Houllier has tried hard to deflect the wave of criticism away from his side, who have dropped from the top of the table to seventh in two disastrous months.