Under-fire Houllier dwells on Liverpool positives

GERARD HOULLIER has emerged defiant from savage attacks on himself and his Liverpool stars, stating: “You have to take the positive side of everything, otherwise you commit suicide.”

Houllier and Liverpool have been reeling under the weight of criticism following the shattering FA Cup

replay defeat at the hands of 10-man Crystal Palace in midweek, where Michael Owen and Emile Heskey were pilloried for missing a string of chances.