Houllier: Stephen will be my captain from now on

GERARD HOULLIER’S decision was justified, as Steven Gerrard put in a captain’s performance for Liverpool as they made comfortable progress to the UEFA Cup second round.

Houllier: Stephen will be my captain from now on

The England midfielder was magnificent in the 3-0 destruction of Slovenian side Olimpija Ljubljana which secured a 4-1 aggregate win.

“Steven was outstanding,” said Houllier, “he had to play a position where he was extremely disciplined and play for the team as a holding midfield player.

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