Sidelined Houllier defends Anfield transfer record

GERARD HOULLIER has defended his transfer record at Liverpool by stressing that for every Anfield flop there was a player whose full value will become apparent in future seasons.

The Frenchman, who parted company with the club on Monday, pinpointed Senegalese striker El-Hadji Diouf as his worst signing in six years on Merseyside.

But he backed the youngsters he brought to the club to develop into Kop idols.