Hands off Gerrard, warns Houllier

LIVERPOOL manager Gerard Houllier has defiantly brushed off reports linking skipper Steven Gerrard with a move to Arsenal and Manchester United by declaring: “You would have to cut off both my arms before I let go of him.”

The Frenchman has laughed off such talk, as well as claims Michael Owen is also wanted by the new champions.

But just to underline how much Gerrard is off limits to any prospective suitors, Houllier said: “You would have to cut off both my arms before I let go of Steven Gerrard because I would have them both wrapped around him.”