Diouf dropped for Celtic second leg as Houllier seeks ‘sense of serenity’

LIVERPOOL manager Gerard Houllier last night revealed he will drop El Hadji Diouf from the UEFA Cup quarter-final second leg against Celtic on Thursday because the match needs “a sense of serenity”.

The Senegal striker has been fined two weeks’ wages by the club after appearing to spit at supporters in the first leg at Parkhead, which ended in a 1-1 draw.

UEFA are looking into the incident and expected to reach a decision either tomorrow or Wednesday.