Defiant Houllier eyes Champions League spot

GERARD HOULLIER has challenged Liverpool to maintain their improvement and not slip back into the form that brought their season to crisis point.

The Anfield chief knows talk is cheap, and only a continuation of the form of the past week will keep the critics at bay.

Liverpool, with two wins, seven goals and a boost in confidence from the past seven days, must maintain that improvement at Fulham tomorrow.